Ready preparation of furanosyl n-pentenyl orthoesters from corresponding methyl furanosides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo1021376

The 3,5-di-O-benzoyl n-pentenyl orthoesters of the four pentofuranoses have been prepared. The first key intermediate in each case is the methyl pentofuranoside(s), and a user-friendly procedure for the preparation of each, based on the Callam-Lowary precedent, is described, whereby formation of the crucial α/β anomeric mixture is optimized. The mixture is used directly to prepare the corresponding perbenzoylated pentofuranosyl bromide(s) and then the title compounds.