Tetrahedron Letters

An efficient synthesis of selectively functionalized D-rhamnose derivatives

M Zunk, MJ Kiefel

Index: Zunk, Matthew; Kiefel, Milton J. Tetrahedron Letters, 2011 , vol. 52, # 12 p. 1296 - 1299

Full Text: HTML

Citation Number: 7

Abstract

d-Rhamnose is an important component of bacterial lipopolysaccharides. This paper describes a short and highly efficient synthesis of d-rhamnose from d-mannose. The synthesis of selectively C-4 modified d-rhamnosides and 6-deoxy-d-talosides as potential building blocks for complex oligosaccharide synthesis is also discussed.