“…Elution with hexane-Me2CO (2:1 to 1:1.3) gave first a 1:1.5 mixture of acetonides 23/24 (121 mg, 24%); then came pure 23 (311 mg, 62%): mp 157-158 °C (from Me2-CO-hexanes), [R] 20 D -120°(c 0.9, MeOH); 1 H NMR (methanol-d4, 500 MHz) δ 5.15 (1H, d, J1,9 ) 4 Hz, H-1), 4.04 (1H, br dd, J ) 9, 4 Hz, H-6), 3.97 (1H, ddd, J ) 12, 8.5, 3.5 Hz, H-3a), 3.75 (1H, dd, Ja,b ) 11 Hz, J8,10a ) 7 Hz, H-10a), 3.53 (1H, obsc., H-10b), 3.50 (1H, obsc., H-3b), 2.47 (1H, br sextet, J ) 8 Hz, H-8), 2.30 (1H, m, H-9), 2.27 (1H, m, H-5), 1.85 (1H, br d, J ) 9 Hz, H-7a), 1.84 (1H, dd, J ) 9, 1.5 Hz, H-7b), 1.62 (1H, m, H-4a), 1.37 (1H, m, H-4b), 4.67 (1H, d, J 1′,2′ ) 8 Hz, H-1′), 3.88 (1H, dd, Ja′,b′ ) 10.5 Hz, J5′,6a′ ) 5. 5 Hz, H-6a′), 3.76 (1H, t, J ) 10. 5 Hz, H-6b′), 3.54-3.46 (2H, m, H-3′ and H-4′), 3.28 (1H, dd, J2′,3′ ) 9 Hz, J1′,2′ ) 8 Hz, H-2′), 3.25 (1H, m, H-5′), 1.51, 1.38 (each 3H, s, 4′,6′-Me2C); 13 Hydrogenation of Acetonide 20 with Pd/C as Catalyst.…”