Polar fraction b eluted with hexane-ether and yielded 0.345 g (77%) of a diastereomeric mixture of (±)-l-(4-(dimethyl-tertbutylsiloxy)-2,2,6,6-tetramethylcyclohexylidene)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-methyl-2-phenylbutane (16) as a viscous oil: IR (film) 3500, 3070 (w), 3050 (w), 3025 (w), 2900 (m), 1940 (w), 1870 (w), 1800 (w), 1600,1470 (m), and 1400-725 cm"1; NMR 0.07 (s, 3 H), 0.08 (s, 3 ), 0.75, 0.80 (2 s, 3 H, in the ratio of 1:3), 0.90, 0.91 (2 s, 9 ), 1.10-1.90 (m, 23 H, including several CHS singlets),