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Stereoselective synthesis of the glycosidase inhibitor australine through a one-pot, double-cyclization strategy
Ribes, Celia,Falomir, Eva,Carda, Miguel,Marco, J. Alberto
, p. 77 - 80 (2007/10/03)
(Chemical Equation Presented) A stereocontrolled, convergent synthesis of the alkaloid australine, a glycosidase inhibitor of the pyrrolizidine class, is described. The chiral starting materials were ketone 3, derived from L-erythrulose, and α-alkoxy aldehyde 4, prepared from L-malic acid. A key step of the synthesis was the highly stereoselective aldol reaction between 4 and a Z boron enolate derived from 3. Another key step was the one-pot construction of the bicyclic pyrrolizidine system by means of a three-step sequence of SN2 displacements induced by benzylamine on a trimesylate precursor.
