Sulfuryl chloride principles

J. K. N. Jones and his colleagues have extensively studied the reaction of sulfuryl chloride with carbohydrates.21-29 This work has elucidated the stereochemical principles involved in the various transformations, and has made available a convenient and effective procedure for the preparation of chlorodeoxy sugars. Several examples of the utility of such derivatives, obtained by way of a reaction with sulfuryl chloride, in the synthesis of other rare sugars are discussed in Section III (see p. 281). In the present Section, the studies on the reaction itself are surveyed. 

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