Ana M. Gómez, Gerardo O. Danelón, Eduardo Moreno, Serafín Valverde and J. Cristóbal López
Carbohydrate-derived 2,3:4,6-diacetonides which are homologated at C-1 by reaction with phenyl acetylide undergo a 6-exo-dig radical cyclization, from a radical located at C-5, to yield highly functionalized cyclohexanes that are correlated with carba-sugars.