Bis-deoxygenation of methyl 3,6-anhydro-D-pyranosides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)86566-2

The synthesis and radical reduction of thiocarbonyl derivatives of methyl 3,6-anhydro pyranosides has been studied in the α-D-gluco, α-D-manno and β-D-galacto series. A cyclic intermediate is proposed to explain the fact that bis-deoxygenation only occurr