Main Reaction: 5-O-(t-Butyldiphenylsilyl)-D-arabinose diethyldithioacetal + Acetone >> 5-O-(t-Butyldiphenylsilyl)-1,2-isopropylidene-beta-D-arabinofuranose

Reference: PubMed ID: 12010124
Authors: Hoeffler JF, Hemmerlin A, Grosdemange-Billiard C, Bach TJ, Rohmer M
Title: Isoprenoid biosynthesis in higher plants and in Escherichia coli: on the branching in the methylerythritol phosphate pathway and the independent biosynthesis of isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate.
Published: 2002 Sep 1

5-O-(t-Butyldiphenylsilyl)-D-arabinose diethyldithioacetal + Acetone --> 5-O-(t-Butyldiphenylsilyl)-1,2-isopropylidene-beta-D-arabinofuranose