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.

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