4-O-Benzyl-23-O-isopropylidene-L-threose: A useful building block for stereoselective synthesis of monosaccharides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)97597-0

4-O-Benzyl-23-O-isopropylidene-L-threose readily available from L-tartaric acid is a quite useful four-carbon building block for monosaccharide synthesis. The versatility can be reinforced by the coupled use of stereoselective addition reactions where the