Zheng B Z, Yamauchi M, Dei H, Yonemitsu O
Department of Chemistry, Okayama University of Science, Japan.
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2000 Nov;48(11):1761-5. doi: 10.1248/cpb.48.1761.
A stereoselective synthesis is described of the C5-C13 fragment (4) of myriaporone 4 (1) starting from D-glucose by a coupling of the C5-C9 aldehyde (5), prepared using a regioselective reductive ring-opening of methoxybenzylidene acetal, with the C10-C13 iodoolefin (6).