“…EIMS; m/e 406 (M+). 400-MHz SH NMR (DMSO-dg): 8 2.42 (s, 3H, CH3), 3.35- 3.42 (m, 2H, H-4', H-5'), 3.49 (t, <7=11 Hz, 1H, H-l'a), 3.61 (m, 1H, H-6'), 3.67 (m, 1H, H-3'), 3.87 (dd, J = 5.5 and 11 Hz, 1H, H-l'd), 4.14-4.25 (m, 2H, H-2, H-6"), 5.05 (s, 1H, PhCH), 5. 1.5-Anhydro-4,6-O-benzylidene-2-O-p-toluoyl-D-glucitol (9). A mixture of the sugar derivative 7 (8.5 g, 33.67 mmol) and dibutyltin oxide (8.38 g, 33.67 mmol) in 250 mL of benzene was refluxed for 16 h with azeotropic removal of water.…”