STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF N-BOC-O-BENZYL-(4S,5S)-5-AMINO-4-HYDROXY-6-PHENYLHEXANOIC ACID, THE HYDROXYETHYLENE ISOSTERIC MOIETY OF POTENT HIV-1 PROTEASE INHIBITOR

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)85991-2

N-Boc-O-benzyl-(4S,5S)-5-amino-4-hydroxy-6-phenylhexanoic acid is synthesized in a highly stereoselective way involving, as a key step, regioselective opening of carbohydrate-based aziridine ring.