title: Stereoselective model synthesis of the optically active olivil type of lignan from D-xylose.
abstract: The olivil type of lignan, (2S,3R,4R)-4-benzyl-4-hydroxy - 3 - hydroxymethyl - 2 - (3,4 - methylenedioxyphenyl)tetrahydrofuran, was stereoselectively synthesized from D-xylose.
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan. syamauch@agr.ehime-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
mesh_terms: D005663:Furans / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008956:Models, Chemical; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014994:Xylose / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C419342:4-benzyl-4-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)tetrahydrofuran; D005663:Furans; D014994:Xylose