“…After evaporation of the solvent under reduced pressure, the crude product was obtained as a solid. This solid was recrystallized in a mixture of hexane/diethyl ether 1:1 (v/v), resulting in the required lactone 2 as white crystals (5.37 g, 22.4 mmol, 80% of yield): mp 89.9−90.5 °C (mp 90−91 °C); 25 IR (KBr) ν ̅ max (cm −1 ) 1758, 1606, 1429, 1339, 1216, 1096, 1023, 992, 981; δ H (CDCl 3 ) 4.87 (2H, s, H-5); δ C (CDCl 3 ) 74.4 (C-5), 114.9 (C-3), 143.8 (C-4), 166.9 (C-2); EI-MS, m/z (%) 244 24), 240 (M •+ , 9), 215 (7), 213 (15), 211 (8), 163 (98), 161 (100), 133 (23), 131 (20), 119 (27), 117 (28), 107 (16), 105 (23), 81 (15), 79 (13), 53 (33).…”