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• 189556-45-4 2-bromoacetyl-3,5-di-O-benzyl-D-ribo-penta-1,4-lactone 
• 131139-05-4 3,5-di-O-benzyl-D-ribo-penta-1,4-lactone 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Synthesis and epimerisation studies on carbohydrate derived bicyclic tetronate esters: The synthesis of furanofurans related to the cytotoxic metabolite goniofufurone

The synthesis of the D-xylo- 12, D-lyxo- 13, D-ribo- 14 and D-arabino-furanofurans 15 was accomplished from the readily available butyrolactones 4 and 5 via a non-classical Wittig cyclisation/hydrogenation sequence, these compounds are analogues of the cytotoxic natural product goniofufurone.