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Mevinic acids and analogs: a novel efficient route to chiral synthons from 1, 6-anhydro-D-glucose

C David, JP Gesson, JC Jacquesy

Index: David, C.; Gesson, J.P.; Jacquesy, J.C. Tetrahedron Letters, 1989 , vol. 30, # 44 p. 6015 - 6018

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Abstract

Abstract 1, 6-anhydro-D-glucose is efficiently and regioselectively deoxygenated at C-2 and C-4 by displacement of the corresponding ditosylate with thiophenol followed by Raney Ni hydrogenolysis. This route provides a short access to chirons of the key lactonic moiety of mevinic acids.