Abstract
The 1,2-5,6-Di-O-isopropylidene glucofuranose (7) reacts with triphenylphosphine/azodicarboxylate and methyliodide with formation of the relatively stable alkoxyphosphonium salt (8a). With water and alcohols 8 forms triphenylphosphine oxide and diacetone glucose 7. The reaction of 8 with sodium benzoate gives the glucofuranose-3-benzoat (10), the formal product of substitution under retention of configuration.