@Article{Zhang2006,
author="Jianguo Zhang and Arthur Ragauskas",
title="Study of thioglycosylation in ionic liquids",
journal="Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry",
year="2006",
volume="2",
pages="12",
issn="1860-5397",
doi="10.1186/1860-5397-2-12",
copyright="Zhang and Ragauskas; licensee Beilstein-Institut",
publisher="Beilstein-Institut",
URL="https://doi.org/10.1186/1860-5397-2-12",
abstract="A novel, green chemistry, glycosylation strategy was developed based upon the use of ionic liquids. Research studies demonstrated that thiomethyl glycosides could readily be activated with methyl trifluoromethane sulfonate, using 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate as a solvent. This green chemistry glycosylation strategy provided disaccharides with typical yields averaging 75%. The ionic liquid solvent could be readily reused for five sequential glycosylation reactions with no impact on product yield.",
}