Facile Synthesis of (2S,3R,4R)-2-Hydroxymethyl-3,4-pyrrolidinediol and 4-Acetamido-1,2,3-tri-O-acetyl-4-deoxy-L-xylopyranose from the Photoproduct of D-Mannose

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.62.797

Synthesis of (2S,3R,4R)-2-hydroxymethyl-3,4-pyrrolidinediol and 4-acetamido-1,2,3-tri-O-acetyl-4-deoxy-L-xylopyranose were attained in four steps from D-mannose, using iron(III)-catalyzed photoreaction as a key reaction.