Chemical Properties
D-ERYTHRONOLACTONE is white to light yellow crystal powde
Uses
D-ERYTHRONOLACTONE is a chiral synthon used for the synthesis of certain natural products such as the leukotrienes
Uses
D-erythrono-1,4-lactone is a potential substrates of dihydroxy acid dehydratase.
Uses
A chiral synthon used for the synthesis of certain natural products such as the leukotrienes.
Definition
ChEBI: Erythrono-1,4-lactone is a butan-4-olide that is dihydrofuran-2-one substituted at C-3 and C-4 by hydroxy groups (the 3R,4R-diastereomer). It is a butan-4-olide and a diol.
Purification Methods
Recrystallise it from EtOAc (20 parts) or isoPrOH (3 parts). [Baker & MacDonald J Am Chem Soc 82 230 1960, Glattfeld & Forbrich J Am Chem Soc 56 1209 1934, Weidenhagen & Wegner Chem Ber 72 2010 1939, Musich & Rapoport J Am Chem Soc 100 4865 1978, Beilstein 18/2 V 457.]
