De novo highly stereocontrolled synthesis of 2,6-dideoxy sugars by use of 2,6-anhydro-2-thio sugars

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(91)89016-9

Representative 2,6-dideoxy sugars, L-cladinose (1), L-(mycarose (2), L-oleandrose (3), L-olivose (4), and all of their C-3 epimers, 2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-O-methyl-L-arabino-hexopyranose (26), 2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-L-arabino-hexopyranose (L-olivomycose