Synthesis of Methyl (R)-2-O-Propargylglycerate, a Precursor to Analogues of the 2-O-Alkylglycerate Part of the Moenomycins

Conditions allowing optically active methyl glycerate to be converted, without racemization, into the 2-O-propargyl derivative, via the 2-O-allyl derivative, are reported. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003)