4-Thiobenzonitrile → 4-cyanophenyl 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-1,5-dithio-beta-D-xylopyranoside

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A suspension of 192 mg (0.44.10-3 mol) of 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-5-thio-α-D-xylopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate, 71 mg (0.52.10-3 mol) of 4-mercaptobenzonitrile, 20 mg (0.15.10-3 mol) of zinc chloride and a 400 pm sieve in 2 ml of acetonitrile is stirred for 4 h under an inert atmosphere. The reaction mixture is then filtered on Celite® in ethyl acetate and subsequently washed with a 1N solution of sodium hydroxide, water and finally a saturated solution of sodium chloride, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. After precipitation in ether, 42 mg (yield: 23%) of the expected product are obtained.

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