Kc. Jang et al., Stereoselective synthesis of 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-L-lyxitol and 1,5-dideoxy-1,5-imino-D-ribitol, HETEROCYCLE, 53(4), 2000, pp. 887-896
1,4-Dideoxy-1,4-imino-L-lyxitol (2) and 1,5-dideoxy-1,5-imino-D-ribitol (3)
were prepared from allylic alcohol (1) derived from D-glucono-delta-lacton
e. Key transformation includes diastereoselective epoxidation of (1) with m
-CPBA.