Synthesis and Utilization of the Chiral Synthon Methyl 3-O-Benzyl-2,4,6-trideoxy-6-iodo-α-D-erythro-hexopyranoside in the Synthesis of a Potent HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00355a014

Synthesis of the potent HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor 1a has been achieved by utilizing the chiral synthon 2, which was prepared from methyl α-D-glucopyranoside in 12 steps (6 new).A key step in this sequence, which should have general applicability for the