“…[α] 25 D −17.6 (c 1.00, CHCl 3 ); IR (neat) 3348, 2954, 2931, 2854, 1257, 1095 cm −1 ; 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 0.09 (s, 3H), 0.09 (s, 3H), 0.90 (s, 9H), 1.16 (d, J = 6.1 Hz, 3H), 1.39 (t, J = 5.8 Hz, 1H), 2.62 (d, J = 4.2 Hz, 1H), 3.67 (qd, J = 6.1, 6.1 Hz, 1H), 3.85 (dddd, J = 6.5, 6.1, 4.2, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 4.17 (dd, J = 5.8, 5.2 Hz, 2H), 5.69 (ddt, J = 15.5, 6.5, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 5.95 (dtd, J = 15.5, 5.2, 1.1 Hz, 1H); 13 C NMR (125 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ −4.9 (CH 3 ), −4.3 (CH 3 ), 18.0 (C), 19.9 (CH 3 ), 25.8 (CH 3 ), 25.8 (CH 3 ), 25.8 (CH 3 ), 62.9 (CH 2 ), 71.8 (CH), 76.4 (CH), 130. 20 TBS-protected diol 17α was prepared from the enantiomer of 3 (ethyl (2E,4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-hexenoate) in a similar way to the synthesis of 17β. The intermediate allyl alcohol 23 (ethyl (2E,4S,5S)-5-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-4-hydroxy-2-hexenoate), 19 Colorless oil (2.84 g, 9.85 mmol, 37%), [α] 25 D +4.6 (c 1.00, CHCl 3 ); IR (neat) 3479, 2954, 2931, 1720, 1257, 1095 cm −1 ; 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 0.06 (s, 3H), 0.08 (s, 3H), 0.89 (s, 9H), 1.22 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, 3H), 1.29 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H), 2.60 (d, J = 5.8 Hz, 1H), 3.77 (qd, J = 6.2, 5.0 Hz, 1H), 4.02 (dddd, J = 5.8, 5.0, 4.6, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 4.20 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 6.12 (dd, J = 15.6, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.90 (dd, J = 15.6, 4.6 Hz, 1H); 13 C NMR (150 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ −4.9 (CH 3 ), −4.4 (CH 3 ), 14.2 (CH 3 ), 18.0 (C), 20 (2S,3S,E)-Hexadec-4-ene-2,3-diol (19).…”