An efficient synthesis of l-idose and l-iduronic acid thioglycosides and their use for the synthesis of heparin oligosaccharides Original Research Article

Efficient preparations of thioglycoside derivatives of l-idose and l-iduronic acid are described. The method avoids the tedious chromatographic separations of furanose and pyranose anomeric mixtures, and affords the thioglycosides in a stereoselective manner. The l-idose and l-iduronic acid thioglycosides having combinations of different protecting groups proved to be efficient glycosyl donors in the synthesis of heparin disaccharides.