A mixture of 4-bromo-1H-indazol-3-ol (1.27 g), potassium carbonate (1.65 g) and 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-pivaloyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl bromide (which can be prepared in a manner described in literature, for example, Liebigs Ann. Chem. 1982, pp. 41-48; J. Org. Chem. 1996, vol. 61, pp. 9541-9545) (4.15 g) in acetonitrile (20 mL) was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was poured into water, and the resulting mixture was extracted with diethylether. The extract was washed with water and brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (eluent: n-hexane/ethyl acetate=5/1-2/1) to give the title compound (2.04 g).
