合成路线1

Racemic tetrahydro-2-furylmethanol (I) was converted to tosylate (II), which was further displaced by KCN to yield nitrile (III). Basic hydrolysis of nitrile (III), followed by Fischer esterification of the resultant carboxylic acid (IV) provided ethyl ester (V). Enzymatic resolution of racemic ester (V) by means of the lipase from Candida cylindracea generated a mixture of the (R)-acid (VI) and the unreacted (S)-ester (VII), which were separated by column chromatography. The desired (S) ester (VII) was then reduced to alcohol (VIII) with LiAlH4 in cold Et2O. Regioselective opening of the cyclic ether (VIII) with iodotrimethylsilane in acetone furnished the acetonide of 6-iodo-1,3-hexanediol (IX). Alkylation of benzyl methyl malonate (X) with iodide (IX) provided malonate (XI). Hydrogenolysis of the benzyl ester group of (XI), followed by thermal decarboxylation led to ester (XII). The target dihydroxy ester precursor (XIII) was then obtained by acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of the acetonide function.