<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Begum, L.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Box, J. M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Drew, M. G. B.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Harwood, L. M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humphreys, J. L.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lowes, D. J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Morris, Gareth A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Redon, P. M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Walker, F. M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Whitehead, Roger C.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Difluorinated analogues of shikimic acid</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tetrahedron</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2003</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%"><Go to ISI>://WOS:000183780900016</style></url></web-urls></urls><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">26</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">59</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4827-4841</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">0040-4020</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Investigations into the quinate to shikimate transformation have been carried out, the results of which have been exploited in the synthesis of a novel difluoromethylene homologue of shikimic acid from (-)-quinic acid. Martin's sulfurane {Ph2S[OC(CF3)(2)Ph](2)} was the reagent of choice for the key dehydration step of this synthesis. The results of investigations into the synthesis of the important natural product analogue, 6,6-difluoroshikimic acid are also reported. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.</style></abstract><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">WOS:000183780900016</style></accession-num><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Times Cited: 10</style></notes></record></records></xml>