A convenient preparative method for the glucosides of fatty alcohols and sterols

摘要

The glucosides of simple fatty alcohols like n-octanol,n-triacontanol and benzyl alcohol as well as of cholesterol have been synthesised in very good yields (70-85%)by reacting acetobromoglucose with zinc salts of the substrates, prepared in situ, and then deacetylating the glucoside peracetate. It is possible to obtain either of the anomers (#alpha# or #beta#) selectively, by choosing appropriate reaction conditions.