title: Synthesis and disproof of the structure proposed for the tetrahydrofuranol isolated from Michelia compressa var. lanyuensis (Magnoliaceae).
abstract: The previously proposed structure for a tetrahydrofuranol isolated from the leaves of Michelia compressa var. lanyuensis (Magnoliaceae) was synthesised in an enantiopure form using diethyl D-tartarate as the starting material. The synthetic sample showed spectroscopic data incompatible with those for the natural product and thus unequivocally disproved the previously assigned structure.
authors.affiliation: a School of Pharmacy , Jiangsu University , Zhenjiang , China.|b State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai , China.
authors.forename: Yong-Qing
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D029562:Magnoliaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D005663:Furans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents
keywords: Magnoliaceae; Michelia compressa var. lanyuensis; chiral pool; configuration; pressalanin A