Benzyl mercaptan → HCID 68537796, compound

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4-benzylthiobutyl β-D-glucopyranoside was synthesized by the following reactions from β-D-glucopyranose. Thus, acetyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranoside was prepared by exhaustive acetylation of the hydroxyl groups in β-D-glucopyranose by the action of sodium acetate in acetic anhydride. The acetyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranoside was subsequently reacted with 3-buten-1-ol under catalysis by boron trifluoride diethyl etherate to give butenyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranoside. The butenyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranoside was mixed with benzyl thiol in dioxane and AIBN was added as radical initiator; reaction then gave 4-benzylthiobutyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranoside. Deacetylation of the 4-benzylthiobutyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranoside by reaction with sodium methoxide in methanol gave 4-benzylthiobutyl β-D-glucopyranoside:

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