A general method for the synthesis of C-glycosides of nojirimycin

Methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)nojirimycin (3) can be readily transformed into the corresponding azaglycal 6 or fluoride 7, which are versatile glycosyl/piperidinosyl donors. Reaction of 7 with allyltrimethylsilane, propinyltrimethylsilane, trimethylsilyl cyanide, and trimethylsilyl enol ether as carbon nucleophiles, afforded, in the presence of BF3 . OEt2 as catalyst, the corresponding C-glycosides 8-10 and 12-14 in good yields. The anomeric configurations of the C-glycosides are ascertained with the help of ROESY-NMR data.