“…Glycals, i.e., Δ 1,2 -unsaturated carbohydrate derivatives, have already shown its usefulness in DOS. For instance, Schreiber and co-workers reported the combination of Ferrier [27,28] and Pauson-Khand [29,30] reactions to gain access to a library of tricyclic compounds [31], whereas Porco and co-workers employed a glycal-derived scaffold to produce a collection of highly substituted tetrahydrofurans [32]. In line with our previous approach to appendage diversity based in polyfunctionalized carbohydrate derivatives, we have studied the behavior of, previously unknown, Ferrier-Nicholas cations, e.g., 4 [33].…”