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Nojirimycin-delta-lactam skeleton was synthesized by asymmetric reduction o
f a cyclic triacetyloxy meso imide with a chiral beta-amino thiol ligand. T
he resulting product was converted to unnatural (+)-5-epi-nojirimycin-delta
-lactam. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.