Access to 2,5-disubstituted tetrahydrofurans from Grignard reagents and hemiacetal derivatives

Chem Commun (Camb). 2002 Jan 21:(2):160-1. doi: 10.1039/b109930m.

Abstract

The first diastereoselective addition of Grignard reagents onto cyclic oxocarbenium ions, obtained from glycosyl acetates, to afford 2,5-disubstituted tetrahydrofurans, is reported.