Da. Entwistle et al., DISPIROKETALS IN SYNTHESIS .8. REGIOSELECTIVE PROTECTION OF D-GLUCOPYRANOSE SUBSTRATES, Tetrahedron letters, 35(5), 1994, pp. 777-780
A new process for the efficient regioselective formation of 1,8,13,16-
tetraoxadispiro[5.0.5.4]hexadecanes (dispiroketals) of various D-eluco
pyranosyl substrates by the chiral recognition of enantiomeric trans 1
,2-diol relationships is described. This was achieved using the novel
enantiomerically pure 2,2'-disubstituted 3,3',4,4'-tetrahydro-6,6'-bi-
2H-pyrans 1, 2 and 11. New conditions for the removal of dispiroketal
protecting groups are presented.