2,3-Isopropylidene-D-ribonolactone is a building block.1 It has been used in the stereocontrolled synthesis of the carbohydrates 6-epi-trehazolin and 6-epi-trehalamine.
1.Shiozaki, M., Arai, M., Kobayashi, Y., et al.Stereocontrolled syntheses of 6-epi-Trehazolin and 6-epi-Trehalamine from D-RibonolactoneJ. Org. Chem.59(16)4450-4460(1994)
















