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J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1992, 747 - 748, DOI: 10.1039/C39920000747


A concise chemical synthesis of (+)-3-deoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nonulosonic acid (KDN)

Tak-Hang Chan and Chao-Jun Li


The sialic acid KDN is synthesized stereoselectively in three steps from D-mannose by taking advantage of an indium mediated coupling reaction in aqueous medium.