@article { ISI:A1995TL06800007, title = {Toward a general synthesis of A-ring trihydroxylated vitamin D analogs: Synthesis of an A-ring synthon of ED-71 from D-arabinose}, journal = {TETRAHEDRON LETTERS}, volume = {36}, number = {51}, year = {1995}, month = {DEC 18}, pages = {9265-9268}, type = {Article}, abstract = {(3R, 4S, 5R)-3, 4-(O-isopropylidene)-5-(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy) was synthesized from D-arabinose in 9 steps and 28\% yield and coupled via the Trost-Dumas carbopalladation method to a steroidal CD-ring fragment to yield 1 alpha,2 beta-dihydroxyvitamin D-3.}, issn = {0040-4039}, doi = {10.1016/0040-4039(95)02008-D}, author = {Moriarty, RM and Brumer, H} }