Studies of the stereoselective reduction of 2-hydroxyimino- hexopyranosides: LiBH4-Me3SiCl, a mild reducing agent of oximes to amines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(94)84288-4

Reduction of the title compounds of types 1 and 2 under mild conditions using LiBH₄-Me₃SiCl species, followed by acetylation, yielded the corresponding 2-amino sugars of α-D-gluco (5) and β D-manno (6) configuration, respectively, wi