Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Hydrobromide acid in acetic acid or 1-bromocarbonyl-1-methyl-ethylacetate allows the transformation of unprotected pentitols and hexitols into linear 1,5 and 1,6-dibromo derivatives in high yields. ... 3: 1 H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 3,83 (dd, H-1a, J 1a,1b = 9,5 Hz, J 1a,2 = 5,9 ...