Barton, Derek H. R.Zhu, Jieping2010-11-252010-11-252010-11-25199210.1016/S0040-4020(01)86582-0https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/58580Regioselective nucleophilic ring opening of isopropylidene ketals of simple diols or sugars, e.g. I (R = Ac, CH2Ph), by AlMe3 gave the corresponding II (R = H, CH2PH). This reagent offers a new method for selective monoprotection of 1,2-diols. [on SciFinder (R)]Regiochemistry (of ring cleavage of isopropylidene ketals)Ring cleavage (regioselective of isopropylidene ketals with trimethylaluminum)regioselective nucleophilic ring cleavage isopropylidene ketalalditol isopropylidene ketal regioselective ring cleavagetext::journal::journal article::research article