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Racemic erythro-dihydrosphingosine was synthesized by hydroxymethylation and cleavage of 4-palmityl-5-oxazolinone with subsequent reduction and saponification of the intermediate 1-hydroxy-2-benzamido-3-octadecanone.
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Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1445–1446, June, 1972.
We sincerely thank R. P. Evstigneeva and E. N. Zvonkova for furnishing us with a sample of VII.
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Zav'yalov, S.I., Makhova, N.N. & Aronova, N.I. Synthesis of racemic erythro-dihydrosphingosine. Russ Chem Bull 21, 1401–1402 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00854580
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00854580