Abstract
3-(Hydroxymethyl)xylitol, a compound reportedly isolated from the root of Casearia esculenta (Roxb.), along with its three possible stereoisomers, has been synthesized for the first time by way of a triple dihydroxylation reaction performed upon the simplest cross-conjugated hydrocarbon, [3]dendralene. The data for the natural product do not match any of the isomeric 3-(hydroxymethyl)pentitols. The structure of the natural product from the root of Casearia esculenta (Roxb.) has been corrected by reanalysis of the published data.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5610-5612 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 21 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2013 |