N. Chida et al., TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF (-POLYOXIN-J STARTING FROM MYOINOSITOL()), Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (1), 1994, pp. 111-113
The total synthesis of the antifungal antibiotic, polyoxin J 1 startin
g from myo-inositol is described; the two key components, 2 and 3, wer
e prepared from a pair of optically resolved myo-inositol derivatives
4L and 4D, respectively, using a highly regioselective Baeyer-Villiger
reaction, and finally coupled to complete the total synthesis.