Aj. Fairbanks et P. Sinay, SYNTHESIS OF THE BICYCLIC MOIETY OF THE MIHARAMYCINS BY SAMARIUM(II) IODIDE INDUCED RING-CLOSURE, Synlett, (3), 1995, pp. 277-279
The bicyclic carbohydrate moiety of miharamycins (A and B) was constru
cted through intramolecular reductive cyclisation of a ketosugar with
an appropriate ethynic appendage.