%0 Journal Article %T Benzyl 3-deoxy-3-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylamino)-¦Â-L-xylopyranoside %A Fulgentius Nelson Lugemwa %J Molbank %D 2013 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/M793 %X Reaction of 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylamine and benzyl 2,3-anhydro-¦Â-L-ribopyranoside in refluxing ethanol produced benzyl 3-deoxy-3-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylamino)-¦Â-L-xylopyranoside in 72.5% yield. An attempt to synthesize the title compound by reacting neat 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylamine with benzyl 2,3-anhydro-¦Â-L-ribopyranoside without a solvent produced a dark brown mixture with several decomposition products. The structure of benzyl 3-deoxy-3-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylamino)-¦Â-L-xylopyranoside was determined using elemental analysis, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR and its conformation is 1 C 4 . %K epoxide ring-opening %K 3 %K 4 %K 5-trimethoxybenzylamine %K benzyl 2 %K 3-anhydro-¦Â-L-ribopyranoside %U http://www.mdpi.com/1422-8599/2013/1/M793