STEREOSELECTIVE SMI2-MEDIATED CONVERSION OF CARBOHYDRATES INTO CYCLOPENTANOLS

Authors
GROVE JJC HOLZAPFEL CW WILLIAMS DBG
Citation
Jjc. Grove et al., STEREOSELECTIVE SMI2-MEDIATED CONVERSION OF CARBOHYDRATES INTO CYCLOPENTANOLS, Tetrahedron letters, 37(8), 1996, pp. 1305-1308
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Tetrahedron letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
37
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1305 - 1308
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1996)37:8<1305:SSCOCI>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Carbohydrate derivatives were employed as precursors in the synthesis of stereodefined cyclopentanols. This rapid conversion was effected by a zinc-assisted Grob-fragmentation, followed by a stereocontrolled Sm I2-mediated cyclisation.