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Synthesis of the sialic acid (-)-KDN and certain epimers from (-)-3-dehydroshikimic acid or (-)-quinic acid
Banwell, Martin G.,Hungerford, Natasha L.,Jolliffe, Katrina A.
, p. 2737 - 2740 (2007/10/03)
(-)-3-Dehydroshikimic acid (3-DHS, 4), a C7-building block now available in large quantity from corn syrup, has been converted into the sialic acid (-)-KDN (3) as well as its C-7- and C-8-epimers. (-)-Quinic acid can be used for the same purpos