@misc{VankarLinker2015,
  author    = {Vankar, Yashwant D. and Linker, Torsten},
  title     = {Recent Developments in the Synthesis of 2-C-Branched and 1,2-Annulated Carbohydrates},
  series = {European journal of organic chemistry},
  journal   = {European journal of organic chemistry},
  number    = {35},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1434-193X},
  doi       = {10.1002/ejoc.201501176},
  pages     = {7633 -- 7642},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {The importance of carbohydrate chemistry in biological and medicinal chemistry has led to enormous developments in the synthesis of carbohydrate mimics. In this context, the synthesis of branched sugars in general and of 2-C-branched carbohydrates in particular, as well as the synthesis of 1,2-annulated sugars, have received immense attention. They serve not only as carbohydrate mimics in the form of stand-alone molecules, but also as useful intermediates in the synthesis of many natural products, their analogues, and glycosidase inhibitors. This microreview covers the recent synthetic efforts in this area and puts the subject matter into proper perspective for future developments.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{VidadalaPimpalpalleLinkeretal.2011,
  author    = {Vidadala, Srinivasa Rao and Pimpalpalle, Tukaram M. and Linker, Torsten and Hotha, Srinivas},
  title     = {Gold-Catalyzed reactions of 2-C-Branched carbohydrates mild glycosidations and selective anomerizations},
  series = {European journal of organic chemistry},
  journal   = {European journal of organic chemistry},
  number    = {13},
  publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
  address   = {Malden},
  issn      = {1434-193X},
  doi       = {10.1002/ejoc.201100134},
  pages     = {2426 -- 2430},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {2-C-branched methyl glycosides react with various alcohols under gold catalysis to transglycosylated products. The method is applicable for the convenient synthesis of disaccharides. Without nucleophile a selective anomerization occurs, giving first access to alpha-configured 2-C-nitromethyl glycosides. The results are interesting for the mechanism of gold-catalyzed glycosidations.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{YinLinker2011,
  author    = {Yin, Jian and Linker, Torsten},
  title     = {Stereoselective diversity-oriented syntheses of functionalized saccharides from bicyclic carbohydrate 1,2-lactones},
  series = {Tetrahedron},
  volume    = {67},
  journal   = {Tetrahedron},
  number    = {13},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0040-4020},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.tet.2011.01.069},
  pages     = {2447 -- 2461},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Bicyclic carbohydrate 1,2-lactones have been synthesized in only two steps and high yields by saponification and subsequent cyclization from known malonate addition products to glycals. The gluco-configured lactone serves as an important precursor for diversity-oriented syntheses. Thus, stereoselective opening of the lactone ring was realized with various nucleophiles in the presence of Sc(OTf)(3). This enabled the introduction of different substituents at the anomeric position, to afford a broad variety of 1-functionalized carbohydrates. On the other hand, stereoselective alpha-substitution of the gluco-configured lactone with different electrophiles and subsequent ring opening gives a collection of 2-functionalized saccharides. More than 30 products have been isolated in analytically pure form, and their configurations were unequivocally established by various NMR methods. Thus, carbohydrate 1,2-lactones are attractive precursors for the stereoselective synthesis of diverse saccharides.},
  language  = {en}
}