ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF POLYHYDROLXYLATED NATURAL PRODUCTS I. EFFICIENT PREPARATION OF L-ARABINITOL

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)95649-1

A new approach to sugar synthesis is demonstrated through the synthesis of L-arabinitol.Reduction of allylic β-ketosulfoxides followed by hydroxylation of the double bond in the resulting allylic β-ketosulfoxides are the two important asymmetric steps involved in the process.