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A method using N-tosyl aziridine for the synthesis of a spiropiperidin
e 2 (R=H) is described. Cleavage of the N-tosyl group of the intermedi
ate 8 to form the spiropiperidinone 9 was found to proceed in high yie
ld with cone, sulfuric acid. Acylated derivatives of 2 were required f
or a structure-activity study aimed at defining the spatial requiremen
ts of the N-acyl residue in the lead Farnesyl-Protein-Transferase inhi
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