Total synthesis of bouvardin, O-methylbouvardin, and O-methyl-N9-desmethylbouvardin

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00098a015

Concise total syntheses of bouvardin (1) and O-methylbouvardin (2) are described based on the asymmetric synthesis of the N-methyl-erythro-β-hydroxy-L-4-iodophenylalanine derivative 24, its coupling with the selectively protected N,O⁴-dimethyl-