C. Richter, F. Berndt, T. Kunde
Jun 7, 2016
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Organic letters
Abstract
An operationally simple protocol is reported to generate an α-hydroxyacyl anion by the decarboxylation of dihydroxyfumaric acid. To date, the "missing" utilization of the hydroxyacyl anion in highly chemo- and stereoselective cascade reactions enables short and direct construction of carbohydrates.