A SYNTHESIS OF INDOLIZIDINES RELATED TO CASTANOSPERMINE AND SWAINSONINE

Authors
JIROUSEK MR CHEUNG AWH BABINE RE SASS PM SCHOW SR WICK MM
Citation
Mr. Jirousek et al., A SYNTHESIS OF INDOLIZIDINES RELATED TO CASTANOSPERMINE AND SWAINSONINE, Tetrahedron letters, 34(23), 1993, pp. 3671-3674
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Tetrahedron letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
34
Issue
23
Year of publication
1993
Pages
3671 - 3674
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1993)34:23<3671:ASOIRT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A general synthetic route to indolizidine alkaloids which are structur ally similar to castanospermine and swainsonine is described. The desc ribed route uses modified pentose sugars and chiral reagents to contro l the absolute configuration at each asymmetric center.