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REACTION OF BUTYLLITHIUM WITH BENZYLIDENE ACETALS OF ALDOPYRANOSIDES AND 1,5-ANHYDROALDITOLS
Horton, Derek,Weckerle, Wolfgang
, p. 305 - 312 (2007/10/02)
Under suitable conditions, butyllithium selectively cleaves 5-membered benzylidene acetals (1,3-dioxolane ring) leaving the 6-membered analogs (1,3-dioxane ring) intact in aldopyranoside and 1,5-anhydroalditol derivatives.The usual course of the reaction