Nucleophilic Substitution Versus Radical Reaction for Carbohydrates Deoxygenation: Application at c-4 of Methyl-α-D-Glucopyranoside Derivatives

Abstract
Two methods for deoxygenation at C-4 of methyl 2,3-di-O-benzyl-α-d-glucopyranoside are reported. The first one involves nucleophilic displacement of a secondary methane sulfonate by lithium triethylborohydride to afford methyl 2,3-di-O-benzyl-4-deoxy-α-d-xylo-hexopyranoside (5). Compound 5 was also obtained in similar yield (=60%) by radical deoxygenation with tri-n-butyltin hydride of a thiocarbonylated derivative.

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