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Synthesis of the sialic acid (-)-KDN and certain epimers from (-)-3-dehydroshikimic acid or (-)-quinic acid

  • Martin G. Banwell*
  • , Natasha L. Hungerford
  • , Katrina A. Jolliffe
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    (-)-3-Dehydroshikimic acid (3-DHS, 4), a C7-building block now available in large quantity from corn syrup, has been converted into the sialic acid (-)-KDN (3) as well as its C-7- and C-8-epimers. (-)-Quinic acid can be used for the same purpose.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2737-2740
    Number of pages4
    JournalOrganic Letters
    Volume6
    Issue number16
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 5 Aug 2004

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