Si. Murahashi et al., Synthesis of homochiral beta-sulfinyl nitrones and their application for enantioselective synthesis of (+)-euphococcinine, HETEROCYCLE, 52(2), 2000, pp. 557-561
Homochiral beta-sulfinyl nitrones can be prepared from secondary amines in
three steps. Enantioselective synthesis of defensive alkaloid (+)-euphococc
inine (9) has been accomplished by means of diastereoselective allylation o
f homochiral beta-sulfinyl nitrone (13) followed by intramolecular 1,3-dipo
lar cycloaddition reaction.