Syntheses of specifically labelled 2,3,6-trideoxyhexoses

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(94)01081-A

Two synthetic approaches producing L-(-) and D-(+)-rhodinose (6 and 13 respectively), L-(-)-(19)- and D-(+)-amicetose and L- and D-enopyranose 15 specifically deuterated at C-2 and C-3 are described. The strategy which starts from threonine also offers th