in three steps starting from (±) glycidol; the stable benzylated stock material afforded by hydrogenolysis DHAP in high purity, which may be used directly without purification in enzymatic aldol synthesis.
Lewis Acid Mediated Regioselective Ring Opening of Benzylglycidol with Dibenzyl Phosphate: Short and Attractive Synthesis of Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate
A novel, mild, and efficient method was described to introduce a dibenzyl phosphate by ring opening of benzylglycidol mediated by Lewis acids. This methodology was used as a key step for synthesizing the dihydroxyacetonephosphate (DHAP) in only three steps with an overall yield of 74% from the commercially available racemic benzylglycidol.