Stereoselective formation of tetrahydrofurans during allyltrimethylsilane additions to L-xylose derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)89027-X

Stereoselective addition reactions to the aldehyde function of some L-xylose derivatives, under the influence of Lewis acid catalysts, lead to the formation of tetrahydrofuran derivatives at low temperatures, depending on the acetal protecting groups used