THE SYNTHESIS OF ω -DEOXY- ω -S-ETHYL-POLYOLS

Abstract
Treatment of an aldose diethyl thioacetal with a limited amount of aged Raney nickel catalyst resulted in the reductive cleavage of one thioethyl group. 1-Deoxy-1-S-ethyl derivatives of D-galactitol, L-arabitol, L-rhamnitol, and D-glucitol have thus been synthesized and their structures proved. 1-Deoxy-1-S-ethyl-L-galactitol has been prepared by the borohydride reduction of 6-deoxy-6-S-ethyl-D-galactose.

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