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A number of pentopyranoside derivatives were treated with Me3Al in ord
er to investigate the influence of structural parameters on the methyl
group transfer in the endocyclic alkylative cleavage reaction of thes
e substrates. A cyclic CH ... O hydrogen bonded model is suggested as
an intermediate, which is used to explain the stereoselectivities for
different substrates. In several cases the diastereoselectivities were
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