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CHIRAL α-HYDROXY- AND α,β-DIHYDROXY-ALDEHYDES FROM D-ISOASCORBIC AND L-ASCORBIC ACIDS. USEFUL PRECURSORS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF FATTY ACID METABOLITES.
Merrer, Y. Le,Gravier-Pelletier, C.,Dumas, J.,Depezay, J. C.
, p. 1002 - 1006 (2007/10/02)
The four possible stereoisomers of α,β-dihydroxyaldehydes, useful building blocks for the synthesis of fatty acids metabolites, are synthesized via epoxy-tetrols derived from D-isoascorbic and L-ascorbic acids.The general method we develop allows the synthesis of chiral α-hydroxyaldehydes as well.
