“…However, only limited success has been reported for nucleoside synthesis with privileged O-glycosylation donors, including glycosyl chlorides/bromides, [5,9] trichloroacetimidates, [10] phosphites, [11] sulfoxides, [12] thioglycosides, [13] n-pentenyl glycosides, [14] and sugar 1,2-anhydrides. [15] One rationale is that nucleobases are poorly nucleophilic (and often poorly soluble) and thus compete unfavorably for glycosidation with other nucleo-philic species that occur in a glycosylation system, such as those derived from the leaving groups and promoters.…”