Pk. Vasudeva et M. Nagarajan, RING-OPENING REACTIONS OF BENZYL 3,4-ANHYDRO-BETA-D-RIBOPYRANOSIDE WITH NUCLEOPHILES, Tetrahedron, 52(5), 1996, pp. 1747-1766
By the proper choice of metal counterion it is possible to regioselect
ively cleave with a variety of nucleophiles, the epoxide ring of benzy
l 3, 4- anhydro-beta-D -ribopyranoside. Tho resulting 3-deoxy 3-substi
tuted or 4-deoxy 4-substituted glycosides were obtained in good-yields
. Factors governing the regiochemistry of ring opening ore discussed.