Pseudo-Sugars. XV. A Facile Synthesis of Pseudo-β-DL-fructopyranose

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.59.1261

Pseudo-β-DL-fructopyranose, DL-(1,2/3,4)-1-C-hydroxymethyl-1,2,3,4-cyclohexanetetrol, has been synthesized from DL-1,2-di-O-acetyl-(1,3/2)-3-bromomethyl-5-cyclohexene-1,2-diol by the seven-steps sequence in 21 percent overall yield.