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8, 9-Dimethoxy-7-epi-goniopypyrone, an analog of (+)-goniopypyrone, was syn
thesized from 3-O-benzyl-1, 2-O-isopropylidene-5-C-phenyl-alpha-D-gluco-pen
tofuranose (3).