Total Synthesis of the L-Hexoses
- 27 May 1983
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 220 (4600) , 949-951
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.220.4600.949
Abstract
Enantiomerically pure polyhydroxylated natural products are synthesized by using a reiterative two-carbon extension cycle consisting of four steps. The generality and efficiency of this methodology are demonstrated in the total synthesis of all eight L-hexoses.Keywords
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