THE STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF L-TAGATOSE. AN APPLICATION OF Zn(II) MEDIATED HIGHLY STEREOSELECTIVE ADDITION OF 2-FURYLLITHIUM TO POLYOXYGENATED ALDEHYDE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1982.1169

In the presence of ZnBr2, the addition of 2-furyllithium to 4-O-benzyl-2,3-O-isopropylidene-L-threose proceeded in a highly stereoselective manner to afford the anti-adduct, which was further converted to L-tagatose.