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Cotrolled benzylation of methyl α-d-mannopyranoside with benzyl chloride and LiOH selectively gave the 2,3,6-tribenzyl ether in a 53% yield. Such a reaction using benzyl chloride and KOH afforded mainly the 2,4,6-tribenzyl ether in a 41% yield. The products were allylated and then hydrolyzed to give the corresponding 1-OH derivatives.
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