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We have reinvestigated the reaction of alpha -pyranosides-2-uloses 13, 14,
19 and 24 with DAST and shown that the 1,2-difluorinated compounds 17, 18 a
nd 25 are produced by a ring-contraction reaction. The reaction of 18 with
benzyl alcohol gives the tri-benzyl derivative 26 or compound 27, depending
on the reaction conditions. Treating 17 with 2-naphthol produced the spira
nic compounds 29-31. The reaction of 17 with bis(trimethylsilyl)uracil prod
uced the mononucleoside 28, which preserves the fluorine atom in the more s
ubstituted carbon. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.