A stereodivergent approach to carbahexofuranoses: synthesis of carba-α-d-glucofuranose, carba-β-d-altrofuranose, carba-α-d-allofuranose, carba-β-d-idofuranose, carba-α-d-galactofuranose and carba-β-d-talofuranose

A stereodivergent route, starting from d-glyceraldehyde derivative, employing Wittig olefination-Claisen rearrangement protocol is reported for the synthesis of six novel carbahexofuranoses-carba-α-d-glucofuranose, carba-β-d-altrofuranose, carba-α-d-allofuranose, carba-β-d-idofuranose, carba-α-d-galactofuranose and carba-β-d-talofuranose in enantiomerically pure form.