A. Chiaroni et al., (1S,4R,5R,6R)-6-methoxycarbonyl-4-pivaloyloxy-2-(pivaloyloxymethyl)-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene-1-carboxylic acid, ACT CRYST C, 56, 2000, pp. 358-359
The stereochemistry of the title compound, C20H28O8, a key step in the prep
aration of analogues of mannostatins, potent inhibitors of cr-mannosidase.
has been established. The carboxylic acid group at C1 unexpectedly eclipses
the C1-C2 bond. The cyclopropane ring makes a dihedral angle of 109.4 (2)d
egrees with the cyclopentene ring.