Y. Tokoro et Y. Kobayashi, Realisation of highly stereoselective dihydroxylation of a cyclopentene inthe synthesis of (-)-aristeromycin, CHEM COMMUN, (9), 1999, pp. 807-808
A 2-furyl group was used as a synthetic equivalent of the CH2OH at the 4' p
osition of aristeromycin, and dihydroxylation of the cyclopentene possessin
g the furyl group proceeded highly stereoselectively to produce the key dio
l for the synthesis of (-)-aristeromycin.