A HIGHLY STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF 2(S),3(R),4E- AND 2(S),3(R),4Z-N-TETRACOSANOYLSPHINGENINE FROM D-GLUCOSE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(86)84010-1

The synthesis of 4-E- and 4-Z-D-erythro-ceramide was achieved in 10 steps in ca. 20-30percent overall yield, starting from 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glucofuranose.E- and Z-5-Deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-5-C-tetradecylidene-α-D-xylofuranose were used a