Abstract
An unexpected reaction of 5-O-allyl-3-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glycero-pent-3-eno-furanose (1) and its 5-O-benzyl derivative (5) with n-butyl lithium is described.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
One of the authors (RR) is thankful to CSIR, New Delhi for financial assistance in the form of Senior Research Fellowship.