Jk. Gallos et al., A straightforward synthesis of perbenzylated conduritols from alditols by ring closing olefin metathesis, J CHEM S P1, (21), 1999, pp. 3075-3077
The synthesis of perbenzylated conduritols A, E and F has been achieved in
six steps by formal conversion of galactitol, D-mannitol and D-glucitol int
o the respective terminal dienes, followed by ring closing olefin metathesi
s.