A. Boumendjel et Spf. Miller, SYNTHESIS OF SPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE AND DIHYDROSPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE, Journal of lipid research, 35(12), 1994, pp. 2305-2311
The syntheses of D-erythro-sphingosine-1-phosphate ate and DL-erythro-
sphinganine-1-phosphate are described starting from the commercially a
vailable D-erythro-sphingosine and DL-erythro-sphinganine. The phospha
te group is introduced via phosphoramidite chemistry using 2-cyanoethy
l)-N,N-diisopropylamino-phosphoramidite as the monophosphorylating rea
gent. The procedure generates the phosphorylated sphingoid bases in th
ree steps and 32-39% overall yields.