Stereochemically defined 4-amino-2,3,4-trideoxyaldonic acids 4, repres
entatives of a new progeny of C-glycosylated GABAs, have been synthesi
zed from the readily available aldehydo precursors 1 in three steps an
d 60-75% overall yields. The key reaction is the SnCl4-assisted regio-
and diastereoselective homologation of 1 with the nitrogen-containing
five-membered ring siloxydiene TBSOP.