REACTION BETWEEN GLYCAL BENZYL ETHERS AND THALLIUM(III) NITRATE. SYNTHESIS OF SHOWDOMYCIN ANALOGUES.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)82059-6

On treatment with thallium(III) nitrate, trihydrate in acetonitrile solution, 3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-D-glucal (5) gives the ring-contracted aldehyde (6) which has been converted into the showdomycin analogue (8) ; 2-(α-D-2'-deoxyribofuranosyl)maleimide (12) h