Abstract
Methyl 2‐O‐acyl α‐D‐glucopyranosides are regioselectively formed with good yields by acylation of the correspondent 6‐O‐trityl pyranosides with carboxylic acids and (BOP‐Cl). No acyl migration was observed in the deblocking of the primary hydroxyl group with p‐toluensulfonic acid.
Acknowledgments
Grants from Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) are gratefully acknowledged.