Stereoselective Synthesis of (2S,3S)-2-Benzyl-2-hydroxy-3-(3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl)-γ-butyrolactone from L-(+)-Arabinose via a Carissanol-type of Lignan

Article abstract of DOI:10.1271/bbb.62.521

As a model experiment for the synthesis of optically active α,α-dibenzyl-α-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone (1), (2S,3S)-2-benzyl-1-hydroxy-3-(3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl)-γ-butyrolactone (3) was stereoselectively synthesized from L-(+)-arabinose via the carissanol-t