l-O-Aroyl-β-D-glucopyranose tetraacetates (Ⅰ -Ⅶ) were obtained by the condensation of tetra-O-acetyl-α-ZJ-glucopyranosyl bromide with aromatic acids in K2CO3-Me2CO at room temperature. Exclusive production of β-D-anomers was confirmed by measurement of their specific rotation and also by observing their 1R and NMR spectra. Reaction of α-acetobromoglucose with methyl o- or p-hydroxybenzoate in aq. KOH-Me2CO gives the corresponding β-D-glucopyranoside(Ⅶ- Ⅷ). Control of the stereochemistry in obtaining α-D-anomers (Ⅷ-Ⅸ ) could also be satisfactorily achieved by employing penta-O-acetyl-D-glucopyranose and methyl o- or p- hydroxybenzoate in ZnG2-AcOH-Ac2O.
