Glycosyl halides as building blocks for the electrosynthesis of glycosides

The importance and variety of glycosides in nature together with the lack of a conclusive synthetic methodol. prompted us to study the electrochem. reductive behavior of glycosyl halides to generate suitable intermediates for the glycosidation of both aliph. and arom. acceptors. A special case considered here is the almost quant. synthesis of C-C glycosyl dimers.