“…[α] D 25 +4.4 (c 5.0, CHCl 3 ); IR (CHCl 3 ) 3478,2957,2927,2852,1462,1366,1245,1188,1080,1037,970,931,894,758,722,666,606 7, 119.3, 109.1, 82.6, 79.5, 60.6, 33.6, 27.2, 26.9 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-1,2,5, . 16 The titled compound was prepared following the literature procedure from D-mannitol 12 (3.0 g, 16.468 mmol) to give 20 (3.93 g, 91%) as a white solid; mp 120−121 °C (120−122 °C). 16 [α] D 25 +6.5 (c 1.0, CHCl 3 ); IR (CHCl 3 ) ν max = 3446, 2991, 2934, 2881, 1457, 1383, 1373, 1253, 1156, 1069, 983, 942, 919, 856, 797, 516 cm −1 ; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ = 4.09−4.01 (m, 4H), 3.94− 3.91 (m, 2H), 3.65 (t, J = 6.1 Hz, 2H), 3.28−3.24 (m, 2H), 1.33 (s, 6H), 1.28 (s, 6H) ppm; 13 C{ 1 H} NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ = 109.2, 75.…”