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1,4-Dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-arabinitol 1, a glycosidase inhibitor constitu
ent of Arachniodes standishii(1) and Angylocalyx boutiqueanus(2) was s
ynthesized from (S)-pyroglutamic acid through regioselective ring open
ing of the epoxide 3.