Eight stereoisomers of homonojirimycin from d -mannose

Gabriel M.J. Lenagh-Snow, Sarah F. Jenkinson, Scott J. Newberry, Atsushi Kato, Shinpei Nakagawa, Isao Adachi, Mark R. Wormald, Akihide Yoshihara, Kenji Morimoto, Kazuya Akimitsu, Ken Izumori, George W.J. Fleet*

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Abstract

Although there are 32 6-azidoheptitols, there are only 16 homonojirimycin (HNJ) stereoisomers. Two epimeric azidoalditols derived from d-mannose allow the synthesis in water of eight stereoisomers of HNJ.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2050-2053
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume14
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012/04/20

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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