The first enantio-controlled route to the furofuran lignans, (–)-sesamolin, (–)-sesamolin, and (–)-acuminatolide, has been developed starting from diethyl L-tartrate by employing an intramolecular hetero-Diels–Alder reaction as the key step.
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Takano et al. (1988) studied this question.