Synthesis of aryl enopyranones directly from glycals and aromatic halides to access 2-deoxy-β-C-aryl glycosides

An efficient synthesis of aryl enopyranones via an oxidative Heck-type coupling reaction between ether protected d / l -glycals and different aryl halides is developed. The synthesized aryl enopyranones were further transformed into medicinally important 2-deoxy-β-aryl-C-glycosides.