K. Chauhan et al., TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF THE ETHANOL-INDUCIBLE, PROINFLAMMATORY AUTACOID 3(S)-HYDROXY-LEUKOTRIENE B-4 (3-OH-LTB(4)) AND ANALOGS, Tetrahedron letters, 35(12), 1994, pp. 1825-1828
3(S)-Hydroxy-Leukotriene B-4 (1a), its 3(R)-epimer 1b, and a 14,15-ace
tylenic analogue were efficiently prepared via chelation-controlled re
duction of ketone 12, obtained by acetylide addition to chiral beta-hy
droxylactones 7/9.