Kk. Schumacher et al., SYNTHETIC STUDIES TOWARD ASTIN-A, ASTIN-B AND ASTIN-C - EFFICIENT SYNTHESES OF CIS-3,4-DIHYDROXYPROLINES AND (-)-(3S,4R)-DICHLOROPROLINE ESTERS, Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 9(1), 1998, pp. 47-53
Efficient syntheses of the esters of cis-3,4-dihydroxyprolines and the
first synthesis of the ester of the rare amino acid (-)-(3S,4R)-dichl
oroproline from trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline are presented. The synthetic
route provides easy access to several substituted prolines and cis-hy
droxylated proline esters. Various types of biological activities have
been associated with these substituted prolines. The role of (-)-(3S,
4R)-dichloroproline in astins A, B and C is under investigation. (C) 1
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