Enzymatic Hydrolysis of meso(syn-syn)-1,3,5-Triacetoxy-2,4-dimethylpentane and Acetylation of meso(syn-syn)-3-Benzyloxy-2,4-dimethylpentane-1,5-diol by Lipase.
Practical synthesis of diastereomerically and enantiomerically pure 2-methyl 1,3-diols from (R)-2,3,O-isopropylideneglyceraldehyde. Application to the C(1)-C(7) and C(9)-C(12) fragments of erythronolide B