Abstract
The d-glucose derived α,β-unsaturated ester 5 on 1,2-acetonide deprotection, oxidative diol cleavage followed by treatment with N-benzylamine in the presence of NaBH3CN undergoes reductive amination and a concomitant intramolecular conjugate addition reaction leading to the formation of dihydroxypyrrolidine-ester 6a and monohydroxypyrrolidine-γ-lactone 6b. Intermediates 6a and 6b were efficiently converted to (-)-lentiginosine 3a, its 8a-epimer 3b, and pyrrolizidine azasugar 4 in good overall yield.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4349-4354 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Tetrahedron |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 May 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Alkaloids
- Azasugars
- Wittig olefination
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry