Abstract In this study we have explored the application of halide molten salts as reaction media for O-glycosidic bond formation under basic conditions and mild heating. Eighteen different room-temperature ionic liquids and molten salts, representing four different classes of cations (ie imidazolium, pyridinium, pyrrolidinium and ammonium), were screened in the glycosidation reaction of p-nitrophenol with acetobromo-α-D-galactose. 1-Butyl-4- ...
