Ig. Taran et al., A GENERAL-METHOD FOR THE TOTAL STEREOSELE CTIVE SYNTHESIS OF 2,3-DIDEOXY-3-C-METHYLENE-D-GLYCERO-PENTOSES, Bioorganiceskaa himia, 20(8-9), 1994, pp. 1013-1023
A general method for the total stereoselective synthesis of 2,3-dideox
y-3-C-methylene-D-glycero-pentoses with an overall yield of about 17%
and their further modification are described. The key reaction of the
synthesis is a catalytic rearrangement of chiral epoxy alchols, obtain
ed in four steps from the readily available methyl derivatives of 2-bu
tenal.