STEREOSELECTIVE AMINOHOMOLOGATION OF CHIRAL ALPHA-ALKOXY ALDEHYDES VIA THIAZOLE ADDITION TO NITRONES - APPLICATION TO THE SYNTHESIS OF N-ACETYL-D-MANNOSAMINE
The addition of 2-lithiothiazole to nitrones derived from D-glyceraldehyde and D-arabinose affords anti-adducts from which alpha-amino aldehydes are revealed by thiazole-to-formyl deblocking. The methodology provides a new synthesis of N-acetyl D-mannosamine and D-mannosamine hydrochloride.