HYDROGENOLYSIS OF 3,5-O-BENZYLIDENE ACETALS WITH THE LiAlH4-AlCl3 REAGENT IN METHYL D-XYLOFURANOSIDES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)88893-1

The hydrogenolysis of methyl 3,5-O-benzylidene-α- and -β-D-xylofuranoside derivatives with the LiAlH4-AlCl3 reagent gave 5-benzyl ethers as main products.In some cases the attack of the reagent occured at the ring oxygen of the furanoside skeleton to yiel