Synthetic studies on quinocarcin and its related compounds. 3. Synthesis of 5-substituted- and 3,5-disubstituted-2-formyl-pyrrolidine derivatives, the key D-ring fragments of enantiomeric pairs of quinocarcin and 1

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)80643-8

The title synthesis was accomplished by employing each enantiomer of glutamic acid and pyroglutamic acid as chiral starting materials.