A new concept for the construction of
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D-fructofuranosides based on the idea of locking the anomericCH
2OH group to the
-side through an internal bridge to the 4-hydroxyl group is presented. Thioglycosidefructose donors containing an internal 1,4-
O-(1,1,3,3-tetraisopropyldisiloxane-1,3-diyl) (TIPS) acetal bridgehave been constructed and used in glycosylations with dimethyl(thiomethyl)sulfonium triflate (DMTST) aspromoter. The couplings were stereospecific to give
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D-fructofuranosyl disaccharides in high yields. Usingthis approach, sucrose has been synthesized stereospecifically in 80% yield.