... the higher degree of oxiclation \\as considered the principal function. Thus, the stereo-formulas assigned to 11-gl\.ccraldehyde (7, p. 9), D-lactic acid (34), D-alanine (33), and 11-1, 2-propanetliol (21) are as shown. ... Page 5. CANADIAN JOURiVdL OF CHEMISTRY. VOL. 29 ...
[Willson, Timothy; Kocienski, Philip; Faller, Andrew; Campbell, Simon Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1987 , # 2 p. 106 - 108]