A Synthesis of A γ-Azetidinyl-β-hydroxy-α-amino Acid Derivative, A Key Intermediate for the Synthesis of Mugineic Acid

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)86041-3

The γ-azetidinyl-β-hydroxy-α-amino acid derivative 2, a key intermediate for the total synthesis of mugineic acid (1), was stereoselectively prepared from readily available (2R,3R)-epoxysuccinic acid (3).