On the steric course of the addition of diallylzinc onto α,β-dialkoxy chiral carbonyl compounds: stereospecific synthesis of 2,6-dideoxysugars of the L-series

The synthesis of the 2,6-dideoxy sugars $\text{L}$-digitoxose (14), 2-deoxy-$\text{L}$-fucose (15) and $\text{L}$-mycarose (16) from the C₄ and C₅ chiral synthons (1), (2) and (3), through the intermediacy of the C₇ adducts (4), (8) and (12), obtained by $\text{erythro}$ addition of diallylzinc onto (1), (2) and (3), is reported.