SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF 1,4:3,6-DIANHYDRO-2,5-DIAZIDO-2,5-DIDEOXYHEXITOLS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0008-6215(00)84675-3

Reaction of 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-di-O-mesyl- and -tosyl-D-mannitol with sodium azide afforded the 2,5-diazido-L-iditol derivative.The analogous D-glucitol isomer was obtained in a similar reaction starting from the corresponding D-glucitol derivatives, a