Synthesis of macrolide antibiotics Communication 3. Synthesis of the C9-C13 fragments of oleandonolide and erythronolide B

Conclusions Using Cp₂Zr(H)Cl, 1,6-anhydro-2-desoxy-2-C-methyl-3-O-benzyl-4-methylene--D-xylohexapyranose has been reduced with a high degree of stereospecificity to 1,6-anhydro-2,4-didesoxy-2,4-di-C-methyl-3-Obenzyl--D-galactopyranose, which was then converted into the C⁹-C¹³ fragments of erythronolide Band oleandonolide.Short communication [1]; previous communication [2].Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2568–2572, November, 1982.