Synthesis and antioxidant activity of a novel class of 4,6-O-protected O-glycosides and their utility in disaccharide synthesis Original Research Article

BF3·Et2O-catalysed O-glycosylation of 1,2,3-tri-O-acetyl-4,6-O-butylidene- and ethylidene-β-d-glucopyranose with different aliphatic and aromatic alcohols proceeds for the most part with complete retention of anomeric configuration. Antioxidant activity of O-glycosides shows significant inhibition (IC50 ∼77%). 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of terminal alkyne derivatives of O-glycosides with glycosyl azide results in disaccharides.