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The Helferich method may refer to:
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Glycosylation of an
alcohol using a
glycosyl acetate as
glycosyl donor and a
Lewis acid (e.g. a
metal
halide) as promoter
[1]
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Glycosylation of an
alcohol using a
glycosyl halide as a
glycosyl donor and a
mercury salt as promoter (cf the
Koenigs-Knorr reaction, which uses silver salts as promoters).
[2]
References
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^ B. Helferich, E. Schmitz-Hillebrecht, Ber. 66, 378 (1933)
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^ B. Helferich, J. Zirner, Chem. Ber. 95, 2604 (1962)