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  • VO(acac)(2)/H(2)O(2)/NaI: a mild and efficient combination for the cleavage of dithioacetal derivatives of sugars.

VO(acac)(2)/H(2)O(2)/NaI: a mild and efficient combination for the cleavage of dithioacetal derivatives of sugars.

Carbohydrate research (2011-10-11)
Abu T Khan, Shahzad Ali, R Sidick Basha, Md Musawwer Khan, Mohan Lal
ABSTRACT

A wide variety of dithioacetal derivatives of sugars can be cleaved easily into the corresponding open-chain aldehydo sugars using an efficient combination of VO(acac)(2)/H(2)O(2)/NaI at 0-5°C. Some of the salient features of this protocol are mild reaction conditions, good yields, short reaction times, easy work-up procedures, and non-involvement of toxic chemicals.

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Sodium iodide, ACS reagent, ≥99.5%