THE REACTION OF 2-HYDROXYGLYCAL ESTERS WITH ALCOHOLS IN THE PRESENCE OF N-IODOSUCCINIMIDE, STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF α ANOMERS OF ALKYL-3-DEOXYHEX-2-ENOPYRANOSIDES AND 3,4-DIDEOXYHEX-3-ENOPYRANOSID-2-ULOSES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(87)80278-1

Reaction of 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-1,5-anhydro-D-arabino-hex-1-enitol (1; 2-hydroxyglucal tetraacetate) with 1.0-1.5 mol of primary, secondary, or tertiary alcohols, in the presence of 0.1-1.0 mol of N-iodosuccinimide (NIS) in acetonitrile as solvent, aff