Highly Diastereoselective Reaction of a Chiral, Non-Racemic Amide Enolate with (S)-Glycidyl Tosylate. Synthesis of the Orally Active HIV-1 Protease Inhibitor L-735,524

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)75787-X

Reaction of chiral amide enolate Li-1 with (S)-glycidyl tosylate 11 affords the epoxide 3 in 72percent yield with high diastereoselectivity.Epoxide 3 is converted to the orally-active HIV-1 protease inhibitor L-735,524 in 71percent isolated yield.