SYNTHESIS OF BETA-MANNOPYRANOSIDES FROM ALPHA-EPIMERS BY RADICAL INVERSION - 1,6-HYDROGEN TRANSFER-REACTIONS OF 2-O-(2-BROMOARYL)DIMETHYLSILYL-ALPHA-METHYL-D-MANNOPYRANOSIDES
Intramolecular hydrogen transfer reactions of 3-O-acyl-alpha-methyl-D-mannopyranosides occur in a 1,6-fashion to give inverted beta-mannopyranosides. The yields are limited by competing 1,5-hydrogen transfer reactions that give isomeric alpha-glucopyranosides.