Several derivatives of cholesterol and other 3β-hydroxy-Δ(5)-steroids were prepared and tested as sterol donors in electrochemical reactions with sugar alcohols. The reactions afforded glycoconjugates with sugar linked to a steroid moiety by an ether bond. Readily available sterol diphenylphosphates yielding up to 54% of the desired glycoconjugate were found to be the best sterol donors.
Keywords: Activating groups; Cholesterol; Electrochemical oxidation; Glycosylation; Sterol glycoconjugates.
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