Rj. Parry et K. Haridas, SYNTHESIS OF DIHYDROXY-4-BETA-CYCLOPENTANEMETHANOL-5-PHOSPHATE, A CARBOCYCLIC ANALOG OF 5-PHOSPHORIBOSYL-1-PYROPHOSPHATE (PRPP), Tetrahedron letters, 34(44), 1993, pp. 7013-7016
5-Phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate (PRPP) is a key intermediate in a var
iety of important metabolic pathways. A total synthesis of the cyclope
ntyl analog of PRPP has been accomplished. A formal total synthesis of
the enantiomer of this analog whose absolute configuration correspond
s to that of PRPP is also reported.