THE PREPARATION AND X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISATION OF METHYL 4,6-O-BENZYLIDENE-2,3-DI-C-METHYL-2-O-(METHYLTHIO)METHYL-α-D-ALLOPYRANOSIDE, AND ITS CONVERSION INTO METHYL 2,3-DIDEOXY-2,3-DI-C-METHYL-α-D-glycero-HEXOPYRANOSID-4-ULOSE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(83)84047-6

The preparation of the title compound from methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2-C-methyl-2-O-(methylthio)methyl-α-D-ribo-hexopyranosid-3-ulose and its singlecrystal X-ray structural characterisation is described.Consistent with the chemistry of methyl 4,6-O-benzyli