An entry to chiral cyclohexenes from carbohydrates: a short, efficient, and enantiospecific synthesis of (–)-shikimic acid from D-mannose
Abstract
A short, efficient, and enantiospecific synthesis of (3R, 4S, 5R)-shikimic acid from benzyl 2,3-O-isopropylidene-α-D-lyxofuranoside (readily available from D-mannose) is described.