“…The assignment of signals belonging to alcohols α α α α α,β β β β β-(IIIa, IIIf) was performed, firstly, by the intensity of the signals from the mentioned groups (isomer ratio 1:12), and secondly, by comparison with the signals of the initial acetate IIa, f and with those of diol α α α α α,β β β β β-(IVf) isolated in an individual state. According to calculated [7] and also published data [3,8,9] the upfield signal of C 9 atom, δ 77.20 ppm, corresponds to the α-epimer, and the downfield signal, δ 68.54 ppm, to the β-epimer of the prevailing isomer IIIf whereas the signals at δ 73.22 (α α α α α) and 71.37 (β β β β β) ppm respectively belong to the minor isomer IIIa.…”