Synthesis of sugar-like amino-carboxylic acids from D-mannitol

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/00404-0399(50)14024-

6-Amino-2,5-anhydro-6-deoxy-D-gluconic and L-gulonic acid derivatives, conformationally restricted sugar-like amino-carboxylic acids which mimic dipeptides, have been synthesized by a silica gel assisted azidolysis of enantiomerically pure bis-epoxides.