The triisobutylaluminium- (TIBAL) and titanium(IV)-promoted conversions of
6-deoxyhex-5-enopyranosides into highly functionalised cyclohexane derivati
ves provide intermediates for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure carba-
sugars. The preparation of enantiomerically pure methyl carba-beta-D-idopyr
anoside 1, methyl carba-beta-L-idopyranoside 2 and 5'a-carbadisaccharide 3
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