One-pot, highly stereoselective synthesis of dithioacetal-α,α-diglycosides

Abstract

A one-step access to dithioacetal-α,α-diglycosides is reported. The synthetic strategy is based on the thioacetalization of aldehydes or ketones via highly stereoselective ring-opening of 1,6 anhydrosugars with bis(trimethylsilyl)sulfide.