Chemistry Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (A Unit of CSIR), 4, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
Abstract:
Glucose-derived alkenes were homologated via chain elongation to afford higher sugars by the application of cross metathesis with an alkene followed by Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation. Heptose, octose, nonose, and decose derivatives were expeditiously prepared by this method.