FORMATION AND X-RAY STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF 2,3,4-TRI-O-ACETYL-1,5-ANHYDRO-5,6-DIDEOXY-5-C--L-IDITOL: A FURTHER MECHANISTIC STUDY OF THE RING ENLARGEMENT OF (5RS)-5-DEOXY-5-C--α-D-xylo-HEXOFURANOSES TO GIVE 5-DEOXY-5-

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(83)88216-0

The minor byproduct formed during the ring enlargement of (5RS)-5,6-dideoxy-5-C-<(RS)-(ethoxy)phenylphosphinyl>-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-xylo-hexofuranoses to 5,6-dideoxy-5-C-<(RS)-phenylphosphinyl>-α,β-L-idopyranose was determined by X-ray crystallograph