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Synlett 1991; 1991(10): 750-752
DOI: 10.1055/s-1991-34772
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A Convenient Route to Both Enantiomers of Digitoxose

Manfred Braun* , Jörg Moritz
  • *Institut für Organische Chemie and Makromolekulare Chemie der Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, D-4000 Düsseldorf 1, Germany
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13 March 2002 (online)

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L-Digitoxose (L-1; 2,6-dideoxy-L-ribohexopyranose) is prepared in 9 steps from O-silylated lactaldehyde 6 by stereoselective introductions of a C1 and a C2 fragment using 1-bromo-1-lithio-2-methylpropene as a formyl anion equivalent and 2-hydroxy-1,2,2-triphenylethyl acetate as a chiral acetate moiety.

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