Sugar aldehydes Henry reactions

Nitroaldol (Henry) reaction of nitro alkanes with sugar aldehydes... 

The base-catalyzed reaction of nitroalkanes and sugar-based aldehydes (the Henry reaction) is one of the most common procedures for the lengthening of the carbon skeleton of a carbohydrate.16 The mild reaction conditions required for the formation of C C bonds by this method are usually compatible with most of the protective groups and masked functionalities involved in multistep synthesis from sugars.17... 

Henry reactions of nitro sugars can be promoted by catalytic amounts of mild bases and it has widely extended the use of triethylamine. A recent example involves the condensation of sugar derived a,p-unsaturated aldehyde 15 with nitromethane in the presence of triethylamine, to give... 

The Henry reaction of nitro sugars and sugar aldehydes is a powerful tool for the formation of C-glycosydic bonds. A recent example is the preparation of disaccharide precursor 60 stated in Scheme 21.45 It involves a Henry reaction of nitro sugar 58 and aldehyde 59 in acetonitrile in the presence of catalytic potassium fluoride, to give nitro alcohol 60, a precursor of the corresponding C-disaccharide. 

For example, the 0,C-trisaccharide 153 was obtained by a Henry reaction of nitro disaccharide 151 and sugar aldehyde 150 followed by the dehydration of (3-nitro alcohol 152 and reduction of the resulting nitroolefin, to give nitro sugar 153. Finally, a radical elimination of the nitro group afforded the target 154 (Scheme 47).105... 

Henry reaction. Formation of nitroalcohols by an aldol-type condensation of nitroparaffins with aldehydes in the presence of base (Henry) or by the condensation of sodium salts of aci nitroparaffi ns with the sodium bisulfite addition products of aldehydes in the presence of a trace of alkali or weak acid (Kamlet). Widely used in sugar chemistry. 

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