Two approaches for the enantioselective syntheses of naturally occurring ku
dtriol 2a and 5-epi-kudtriol 3a as well as their C-ll epimers are presented
, both using the Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation as the key reaction.
Through comparison of the spectral data of natural triols and synthetic sam
ples, we could confirm the absolute configuration of the natural triols. (C
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