Wang Hua, Zhao Xiaoming, Li Youhua, Lu Long
Key Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 354 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
J Org Chem. 2006 Apr 14;71(8):3278-81. doi: 10.1021/jo052282x.
Optically active 2-C-trifluoromethylerythritols, analogues of 2-C-methylerythritol, which is a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of isoprenoid with a mevalonate-independent route, were conveniently synthesized from 1,1,1-trifluoro-2,3-epoxypropane.