Diastereoselective synthesis of (–)-N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) from a non-carbohydrate source 
                                                    
                    Abstract
cis-1,2-Dihydrocatechol 2, a product of microbial oxidation of chlorobenzene, has been converted into a protected form, 17, of (–)-Neu5Ac (1) via a fifteen step reaction sequence.
 
                



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