ACETONIDES OF HEPTONOLACTONES: KILIANI ASCENSION OF 3-O-BENZYL-D-GLUCOSE AND 3-O-BENZYL-D-ALLOSE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)86215-1

The preparation of the δ-heptonolactones, 4-O-benzyl-D-glycero-D-gulo-heptono-1,5-lactone and 4-O-benzyl-D-glycero-D-allo-heptono-1,5-lactone, by Kiliani reactions on 3-O-benzylglucose and 3-O-benzylallose are reported; acetonides of the two lactones are described.