Synthetic strategies for fluorination of carbohydrates

María Laura Uhrig; Beatriz Lantaño; Al Postigo

doi:10.1039/c9ob00405j

Synthetic strategies for fluorination of carbohydrates

Org Biomol Chem. 2019 May 29;17(21):5173-5189. doi: 10.1039/c9ob00405j.

Authors

María Laura Uhrig¹, Beatriz Lantaño, Al Postigo

Affiliation

¹ Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EG Buenos Aires, Argentina.

PMID: 31017598
DOI: 10.1039/c9ob00405j

Abstract

This review article discusses different synthetic strategies for accomplishing regio- and stereoselective fluorinations of the sugar moiety, discussing the reaction mechanisms and some biological implications arising from such substitutions.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't