THE PREPARATION OF SOME BROMODEOXY- AND DIBROMODIDEOXY-PENTONOLACTONES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0008-6215(00)85608-6

Brief reaction of D-lyxono-1,4-lactone (1) with hydrogen bromide in acetic acid (HBA) yields 2-bromo-2-deoxy-D-xylono-1,4-lactone (2), and a similar treatment of D-ribono-1,4-lactone (8) gives 2-bromo-2-deoxy-D-arabinono-1,4-lactone (12).On longer reactio