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gem-diacetates as carbonyl surrogates for asymmetric synthesis. Total syntheses of sphingofungins E and F
Trost,Lee
, p. 12191 - 12201 (2001)
The equivalent of an asymmetric addition to a carbonyl group with a stabilized anion is accomplished by discriminating between the enantiotopic C-O single bonds of a gem-diacetate. In this way, enantioselective total syntheses of two antifugal agents, sph
