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) and (S′,S′,R,R)-2,3-butane diacetal protected butane tetrol derivativesJaqueline S. Barlow, Darren J. Dixon, Alison C. Foster, Steven V. Ley and Dominic J. Reynolds
The efficient synthesis of aldehydes derived from 2,3-butane diacetal protected butane tetrols (S![[hair space]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_200a.gif) ′,S
′,S![[hair space]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_200a.gif) ′,R,R)-5 and (R
′,R,R)-5 and (R![[hair space]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_200a.gif) ′,R
′,R![[hair space]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_200a.gif) ′,S,S
′,S,S![[hair space]](https://www.rsc.org/images/entities/char_200a.gif) )-6 and their utility in the controlled synthesis of polyhydroxylated materials through highly diastereoselective Lewis acid mediated addition reactions of allyltributylstannane and silyl enol ether nucleophiles is described.
)-6 and their utility in the controlled synthesis of polyhydroxylated materials through highly diastereoselective Lewis acid mediated addition reactions of allyltributylstannane and silyl enol ether nucleophiles is described.