219841-93-7Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis of (+/-) - oxohexahydrofuro[3,2-b]pyrroles (pyrrolidine-trans-lactones) via a reduction - Alkylation protocol
Macdonald, Simon J.F.,Montana, John G.,Buckley, Doreen M.,Dowle, Michael D.
, p. 1378 - 1380 (2007/10/03)
A synthesis of pyrrolidine-trans-lactones is described commencing from 1-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-3-oxo-2-pyrrolidineacetic acid ethyl ester. cis-Reduction of the oxo-pyrrolidine followed by hydroxyl inversion with benzoic acid in a Mitsunobu reaction gave the trans-benzoate ester which was converted into its corresponding silyl ether. After allylation α to ethyl ester, silyl deprotection, saponification and trans-lactonisation gave pyrrolidine-trans-lactones. Stereoselective allylation of trans-1-(benzyloxycarbonyl)- 3-hydroxy-2-pyrrolidine-acetic acid ethyl ester is feasible to give predominantly the desired diastereomer.