TETRAHEDRON LETTERS, cilt.35, sa.20, ss.3349-3352, 1994 (SCI-Expanded)
The first synthesis of conduritol analogues 2 and 3 is reported. The key compound 7 reacted with KMnO4 and m-chloroperbenzoic acid in a stereospecific manner to give syn-addition products 9 and 10, respectively. Zinc-dust elimination of 10 followed by epoxide opening resulted in the formation of 3b. The free tetrol 3 was obtained by ammonolysis. The other tetrol isomer 2 was obtained by similar synthetic steps.