Bi(NO3)(3), a low-cost, mild, and environmentally green catalyst, has been successfully utilized for Fischer glycosylation for the synthesis of alkyl/aryl glycopyranosides by reacting unprotected sugars, namely, D-glucose, L-rhamnose, D-galactose, D-arabinose, and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine with various alcohols in good to excellent yields. The glycosides were formed with high alpha-selectivity. Further, an expedient separation of alpha- and beta-glycosides using silver nitrate-impregnated silica gel flash liquid chromatography has been developed.

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