The reduction of suitably protected furanosyl and pyranosyl halides with sodium naphthalide in tetrahydrofuran gives furanoid and pyranoid glycals. Furanosyl halides with sodium or potassium in tetrahydrofuran give 3-O-furanosyl furanoid glycals as major products.
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Eitelman et al. (1978) studied this question.