Regioselectivity of Reductive Cleavage of Methyl 4,6-O-Benzylidene-3-deoxyhexopyranosides Containing Fluorine at the 2- or 3-Position with LiAlH4-AlCl3

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.66.2061

Reductive ring-opening reactions of the 4,6-O-benzylidene derivatives of methyl 3-deoxy-β-D-arabino-, 3-deoxy-α-D-ribo-, and 2-O-benzyl-3-deoxy-α-D-ribo-hexopyranosides with LiAlH4 and AlCl3 in the molar ratio of 4:4 gave the 4- and 6-O-benzyl derivatives