%0 Journal Article %A Clark-Lewis, JW %A Spotswood, TM %A Williams, LR %T Flavan Derivatives. VII. The Stereochemical Course of the Synthesis of 2,3-cis-Flavan-3,4-trans-diol Diacetates, and the 2,4-cis-Stereochemistry of Flavan-4β-ols %J Australian Journal of Chemistry %D 1963/02/01 %V 16 %N 1 %P 107-111 %K %R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9630107 %U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9630107 %X Lithium aluminium hydride reduces 2,3-trans-3-bromo-4'-methoxy-6-methyl-flavanone to 2,3-trans-3,4-trans-3-bromo-4'-methoxy-methylflvan-4-ol which is converted by acetic anhydride-potassium acetate into 3,4-trans-diacetoxy-4'-methoxy-6-methyl-2,3-cis-flavan. Similar reactions with the 3',4'-dimethoxy analogue give 3,4-trans-diacetoxy-3',4'-dimethoxy-6-methyl-2,3-cis-flavan. The corresponding cis-bromoflavanones are reduced to 2,3-cis-3,4-cis-3-bromoflavan-4-ols.