Bm. Folkersen et al., Preparation of C-14-labelled 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-arabinitol: Cyanosilylation of cyclic imines using KCN in a one-pot synthesis, J LABEL C R, 42(12), 1999, pp. 1145-1159
A new method for C-C bond formation was developed based on ill situ cyanosi
lylation of cyclic Schiff bases using KCN, TMSCl, KI acid ZnI2. This method
was used to prepare the potent alpha-glucosidase inhibitor 1,4-dideoxy-1,4
-imino-D-arabinitol C-14 labelled at C-5.