Ws. Zhou et al., A NEW APPROACH TO INDOLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS - ASYMMETRIC FORMAL TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF (-)-SWAINSONINE, Tetrahedron letters, 36(8), 1995, pp. 1291-1294
A concise, noncarbohydrate-based approach to (-)-Swainsonine (1) has b
een achieved by utilizing the kinetic resolution of the alpha-furfuryl
amide 4 and the Sharpless ADH reaction as key steps.