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Synthesis 1988; 1988(5): 373-375
DOI: 10.1055/s-1988-27577
DOI: 10.1055/s-1988-27577
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(2S,3R)-2-Benzyloxy-3,4-epoxybutan-1-ol, A Versatile Synthetic Building Block Formally Derived From (u)-Tartaric acid
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20 August 2002 (online)
The title chiral C4-building block2 1, a meso-tartaric acid synthon, is prepared from dimethyl (R,R)-O,O′-benzylidenetartrate on a multigram scale. The key step is a tosylation- reduction sequence which leads to the diol 5.