“…The synthesis of 1-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)-4-hetaryl-1,2,3-triazoles was accomplished by the well-known copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition [26,27] (CuAAc). Thus, the easily available 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl azide [28,29] (1) was treated with ethynyl heterocycles a and b in the presence of bis-triphenylphosphano-copper(I)-butyrate [30,31] to give the expected O-peracetylated 1-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)-4-(pyridin-2-yl)-and -4-(quinolin-2-yl)-1,2,3-triazoles (L-1a,b) in high yields (Table 1). Removal of the O-acetyl protecting groups of L-1a,b was effected by the Zemplén method, resulting in the unprotected derivatives L-3a,b in good yields.…”