Synthesis of cyclopropyl glycosides and their use as novel glycosyl donors.

Methods for the synthesis of cyclopropyl glycosides and their use as glycosyl donors are described. Cyclopropyl glycosides containing different substituents were prepared by cyclopropanation of the corresponding vinyl glycosides, or by glycosidation of cyclopropyl alcohols that are synthesized by the Kulinkovich reaction. 1-Methyl- and 1-phenyl-substituted cyclopropyl glycosides undergo coupling to Fmoc-protected serine and threonine and to partially protected monosaccharides in the presence of TMS triflate to give glycosidated products.

The role of bromide ions in seeding growth of Au nanorods.

We report our findings on the important role of bromide ions in the seeding growth process of Au nanorods. The seed-mediated process constitutes a well-developed method for synthesizing gold nanorods in high yield, which is facilitated by a micelle-forming surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTA-Br). Despite the tremendous work in recent years, the growth mechanism of Au nanorods has not been fully understood.