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An efficient strategy for the synthesis of 5-hydroxyalkylbutan-4-olides from D-mannitol: Total synthesis of (-)-muricatacin
Chandrasekhar,Chandra, Kusum L,Singh, Vinod K
, p. 2773 - 2775 (2007/10/03)
A general approach towards the synthesis of 5-hydroxyalkylbutan-4-olides from D-mannitol has been described. The approach has successfully been used for the total synthesis of (-)-muricatacin, an anti-tumor natural product.