Deallylation of allyl 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-L-fucopyranoside in the presence o
f palladium chloride and cuprous chloride led to an unexpected result. Inst
ead of the expected deallylated product, (2-oxopropyl)-2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-L
-fucopyranoside was obtained. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. AII rights res
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