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S,6R,7R,8R,8aR)-1,2,6,7,8-Pentahydroxyindolizidine 12 and (1R,6R,7R,8R
,8aR)-1,6,7,8-tetrahydroxyindolizidine (1,6-diepicastanospermine, 24)
have been stereoselectively synthesized from the important key interme
diates 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-erythro-L-altro-octitol 7 and 1,2,4-tri
deoxy-1,4-imino-D-glycero-D-talo-octitol 20 in three steps. Compounds
7 and 20 were readily obtained from ne-beta-D-glycero-D-galacto-oct-4-
ulo-4,8-pyranose 1 and isopropylidene-beta-D-manno-oct-4-ulo-4,8-pyran
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