A NOVEL METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF 2,2,2-TRIBROMOETHANOLS FROM ALDEHYDES AND CARBONTETRABROMIDE IN THE PRESENCE OF STANNOUS FLUORIDE —A SYNTHESIS OF DIACETYL-d-ERYTHRONOLACTONE—

Abstract
In the presence of stannous fluoride, 2,2,2-tribromoethanols are conveniently prepared from aldehydes and carbontetrabromide under a mild reaction condition. The reaction is efficiently applied to the synthesis of 2,3-diacetyl-D-erythronolactone starting from 2,3-O-isopropylidene-D-glyceraldehyde.