Total Syntheses of (+)-Castanospermine and (+)-1-Epicastanospermine and Their 1-O-Acyl Derivatives from a Common Chiral Building Block

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00053a015

Stereoselective total syntheses of (+)-castanospermine (1) and (+)-1-epicastanospermine (2) and their 1-O-acyl derivatives 3 - 5 have been achieved via a noncarbohydrate-based approach utilizing allylic alcohol as a common chiral building block.Epoxide 10