Schollkopf's auxiliary 16 was added to bis-lactim iodide 21 to give 1,
2-bis[(3S,6R)-3,6- hydro-2,5-dimethoxy-3-isopropylpyrazin-6-yl]ethane
22 in 50% d.e. Dimer 22 was separated from its diastereoisomer 23 and
deprotected using 6M HCl to afford homochiral (2R,5R)-2,5-diaminohexan
-1,6-dioic acid 24. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved
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