“…R f = 0.57 (n-hexane/EtOAc, 3:1). 1 1-O-Triethylsilyl-2,3-O-isopropylidene-2-C-methyl-D-erythrofuranose (24). A THF (127 mL) solution of 23 (29.105 g, 63.47 mmol, 1 equiv) in a two-neck 1 L round-bottom flask outfitted with an equalpressure dropping funnel was heated at 66 °C, and a solution of lithium triethylborohydride in THF (1.0 M, 158.7 mL, 158.7 mmol, 2.5 equiv) was added dropwise over a 30 min period via the dropping funnel.…”