Stereoselectivity of Addition of Organometallic Reagents to Pentodialdo-1,4-furanoses: Synthesis of L-Axenose and D-Evermicose from a Common Intermediate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00106a035

The additions of organometallic reagents to two pentodialdo-1,4-furanosides (methyl 3-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-α-D-erythro-pentofuranoside and its β-anomer) were carried out under a variety of experimental conditions.Methylmagnesium halides, methyllithium, methyl