supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program,No.2012CB822100);the National Key Technology R&D Program‘‘New Drug Innovation’’ of China(No.2012ZX09502001-001);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.20972012 and 21232002)
An efficient route to prepare L-glucose and L-galactose is described. The L-sugars are achieved by using the strategy of switching the functional groups at C1 and C5 of D-glucose and D-mannose. The oxidation and reduc...