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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 7.
Published in final edited form as: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014 Feb 19;53(15):3885–3888. doi: 10.1002/anie.201310767

Scheme 3.

Scheme 3

Enantioselective Synthesis of an L-Ribose Derivative. a) OsO4 (5 mol%), K3Fe(CN)6, K2CO3, tBuOH/water, 66% yield, 9:1 dr. b) O3 then Me2S. c) HCl in MeOH (anh.), 47% yield (over two steps).