Synthesis of the phosphono-analogue of α-D-glucose 1-phosphate

The synthesis of 2,6-anhydro-1-deoxy-L-glycero-D-gluco-heptulopyranose-1-phosphonic acid, the phosphono-analogue of α-D-glucose 1-phosphate in which the substitution of a methylene group for an oxygen occurs at the anomeric centre of the sugar, is reported.