title: Practical synthesis of 2,6-dideoxy-D-lyxo-hexose ("2-deoxy-D-fucose") from D-galactose.
abstract: 2,6-Dideoxy-D-lyxo-hexose was prepared efficiently from D-galactose in eight steps (25% overall yield). The synthesis is amenable to multigram scale-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Shafer
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Molinski
mesh_terms: D005643:Fucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D005690:Galactose / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C035338:2-deoxy-L-fucose; D005643:Fucose; D005690:Galactose