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Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of the Unnatural Enantiomers of Castanospermine and 1-epi-Castanospermine
Mulzer, Johann,Dehmlow, Henrietta,Buschmann, Juergen,Luger, Peter
, p. 3194 - 3202 (2007/10/02)
A concise practical synthesis (13 steps, ca. 10-12percent overall yield) of the unnatural enantiomer of castanospermine ((-)-1) and its 1-epimer 2 from 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-D-xylose (3) is described.Key steps in the synthesis are two organometal aldehyde ad
