Sm. Siddiqi et al., ENANTIOSPECIFIC SYNTHESIS OF THE FLUORO AND EPIMERIC DERIVATIVES OF 5'-NORARISTEROMYCIN, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (8), 1993, pp. 708-709
The synthesis of derivatives of 5'-noraristeromycin 1 in which its C-4
' hydroxy group has been (i) replaced by a fluorine atom (5) and (ii)
inverted (6) is described starting from the diacetate of (Z)-cyclopent
ene-3,5-diol.