Abstract 2, 6-Anhydro-1-deoxy-1-nitroalditols were prepared in good yields by known procedures via addition of nitromethane to d-glucose, d-mannose, d-galactose, d-xylose, d- lyxose and l-arabinose, followed by a cyclization step in boiling water. In the case of d- ribose, a mixture of pyranoid and furanoid anhydroalditols was isolated by different methods in relatively poor yields, at variance with recent reports by other authors. Establishment of ...
