“…[13] Tamion et al showed that by varying the parameters for the acetylation reaction (Ac 2 O, KOH, 120-140 8C vs. Ac 2 O, PbO, RT), both monoesters can be prepared in yields of 70 and 80 % for the exo and the endo ether, respectively. [40] By reaction of the isosorbide ditosylate with sodium ethoxide, 1,4:2,5:3,6-trianhydro-d-mannitol was obtained through Walden inversion of the exo hydroxyl group in the 2-position (Scheme 4 a). [39a, 41] Moreover, the formation of 2,5-imino-1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-dideoxy-d-mannitol [42] has been ob-served, instead of that of the diamine, when the ditosylate of isoidide was reacted with methanolic ammonia to produce the diamine according to a previous method (Scheme 4 b).…”