“…Deacetylation of α , α - 21b (22 mg, 0.018 mmol) in ethanolic ammonia by the procedure for obtaining triol 16b and isolation of product by crystallization from MeOH led to octaol 21c (10 mg, 56%) as colorless needles: mp 280 °C (dec) (CH 3 OH); [α] 24 D −22.0 ( c 0.05, pyridine); IR (film) ν max 3406, 2927, 1645, 1404, 1036 cm −1 ; 1 H NMR (C 5 D 5 N, 400 MHz) δ 0.91–2.50 (28H, m), 1.34 (6H, s, H-18), 1.41 (6H, s, H-19), 1.63 (6H, d, J 5.6, H-6′), 2.75 (2H, dd, J 5.6, 18.0, H-1α), 2.87 (2H, d, J 16.4, H-4 β ), 3.01 (2H, dd, J 5.6, 18.0, H-1 β ), 3.59 (2H, d, J 16.4, H-4 α ), 4.27–4.31 (6H, m, H-4′, H-5′, H-21), 4.25–4.54 (2H, d, J 3.2, 8.4, H-3′), 4.56 (2H, s, H-2), 4.68–4.71 (4H, m, H-11, H-21), 5.35 (2H, s, H-1′), 5.42 (2H, t, J 6.8, H-20), 5.71 (2H, d, J 2.8, OH, exch. D 2 O), 6.63 (3H, br, OH, exch.…”