10.1021/ol047774v
The study presents a diastereoselective synthesis method for the natural product (2S,5R)-5-hydroxypipecolic acid and its 6-substituted derivatives. The key step involves a highly diastereoselective epoxidation reaction of an enantiomerically pure cyclic enamide intermediate. Chemicals used include L-allysine ethylene acetal 4, Cbz-OSu for N-carbonylation, MeI for methylation, ptoluenesulfonic acid for cyclization-elimination, and oxone for epoxidation. The synthesis also involves N-acyliminium ion chemistry for the introduction of substituents at the 6-position. These chemicals serve to protect the amino acid, facilitate cyclization, and achieve the desired diastereoselectivity in the formation of the target compounds, which are important due to their presence in various plants, microorganisms, and as the core structure of numerous naturally occurring alkaloids.