Pyranoside 1,5-dithio

The reaction of p-D-ribopyranose tetraacetate (63) with methanethiol and zinc chloride gave 32), after deacetylation, methyl 1-thio-p-D-ribo-pyranoside (64), methyl 1,5-dithio-p-D-ribopyranoside (72, R=H), 4-S-methyl-4-thio-L-lyxose dimethyl dithioacetal (77, R=H), and a small... 

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