Enantiospecific synthesis of dihydropyridines from chiral enamines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0957-4166(96)00239-X

A new asymmetric synthesis of dihydropyridines is described. This methodology is based on the use of chiral aminoalcohols to produce enamines, which were used in the synthesis of enantiopure 2-alkyl-2,3,8,8a-tetrahydro-7H-oxazolo[3,2-a]pyridines. The known stereochemistry of these compounds was exploited to obtain 1,4-dihydropyridines with controlled configuration at C-4.