Selective Manipulation of Hydroxy Groups in (2S,3S)-Threitol
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synthesis
- Vol. 1986 (10) , 811-817
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1986-31788
Abstract
Systematic transformation of diethyl (2R,3R)-tartrate into a number of protected or functionalized derivatives of threitol, which are important precursors for many natural products, is carried out employing reductive and oxidative cleavage reactions of benzylidene acetal bond.Keywords
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