Mesitylenesulphonyl chloride: a selective sulphonylating reagent for carbohydrates
Abstract
Mesitylenesulphonyl chloride (trimsyl chloride) has been shown to react more selectively with one hydroxy-group of a vicinal diol than does toluene-p-sulphonyl chloride. Vicinal trans-bistrimsyloxy-systems do not form oxirans on treatment with methanolic sodium methoxide, in contrast to the analogous bistosyloxy-systems.