title: (3S,4S,5S)-4-Hydr-oxy-3-methyl-5-[(2S,3R)-3-methyl-pent-4-en-2-yl]-4,5-dihydro-furan-2(3H)-one.
abstract: The title compound, C(11)H(18)O(3), was synthesized to prove the relative configuration of the corresponding acyclic C1-C8 stereopentade. Mol-ecules are linked via O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a chain along the b axis.
authors.affiliation: Fakultät Chemie, Technische Universität Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, 44221 Dortmund, Germany.
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gille
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schürmann
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Preut
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiersemann