Trimethylsilyl triflate → 1-allyl-1-deoxy-2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-alpha-L-fucopyranose

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To a solution of 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-L-fucopyranose (11a, 10.0 g) in acetonitrile (100 ml) at 0° C., allyltrimethylsilane (12 ml) was added followed by trimethylsilyltrifluoromethanesulfonate (14.5 ml). The solution was warmed to room temperature and was stirred for 14 hours at room temperature. The mixture was quenched with water (100 ml) in an ice-water bath. The acetonitrile was evaporated in vacuo and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 ml). The combined organic extracts were washed with saturated sodium carbonate solution, followed by saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The crude mixture was eluted on a silica gel column (150 ml, hexane:ethyl acetate, 10:1) to provide 1-allyl-1-deoxy-2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-α-L-fucopyranose (11b, 9.2 g, 79%).

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