Septanose Carbohydrates. III Oxidation-Reduction Products from 1,2:3,4-Di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-gluco-septanose: Preparation of L-Idose Derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1071/CH9902063

Oxidation of 1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glucoseptanose (1a) with dimethyl sulfoxide and acetic anhydride has yielded methylthiomethyl ether (1b), ketone (2), and a novel product (3).Reduction of (2) gave (1a) and its L-ido isomer (4a) which yielded t