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The synthesis of the marine metabolite (3R,5R)-harzialactone A 1 from D-glu
cose is described. Syntheses of all the isomers (3S,5R)-2, (3R,5S)-3 and (3
S,5S)-4 of 1 are also described and the absolute stereochemistry for the na
tural product 1 is assigned unambiguously. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. A
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