P. Audin et al., Diastereoselective synthesis of N-protected beta-amino-alpha-hydroxyacids (norstatines) from urethane N-carboxyanhydrides (UNCAs), J CHEM R-S, (4), 1999, pp. 282-283
beta-Amino-alpha-hydroxyacids (norstatines) are prepared from urethane N-pr
otected carboxyanhydrides (UNCAs); the key step is the diastereoselective r
eduction of a keto-acetylenic compound, which lead is, with syn diastereose
lectivity, to the corresponding propargylic alcohol.