T. Esumi et al., Enantioselective synthesis of (+)-decarestrictine L from (2E,5E)-dibenzyloxy-2,5-heptadien-4-ol, HETEROCYCLE, 52(2), 2000, pp. 525-528
(+)-Decarestrictine L has been synthesized in enantiomerically pure form fr
om (3R,4S)-1-benzyloxy-6-heptene-3,4-diol, prepared from (2E,5E)-1,7-dibenz
yloxy-2,5-heptadien-4-ol, employing either Me2AlCl promoted methylative cle
avage of (1R,5R,6S)-6-benzyloxy-2,9-dioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane or DIBAH prom
oted reductive cleavage of (1R,5R,6S)-6-benzyloxy-1-methyl-2,9-dioxabicyclo
[3.3.1]nonane for the construction of the substituted pyran ring system.