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The reactions of methylmanganese iodide with levoglucosenone, its dihydro d
erivative, and 1,6-anhydro-3-deoxy-4- O-methyl-beta-D-erythro-hexopyran-2-u
lose were found to be highly diastereoselective compared to the reactions o
f Li-, Mg-, and Cu-based reagents. This specific feature of the manganese r
eagent is due to the enhanced tendency of manganese for chelation.