Lewis acid stereocontrolled additions of a silyl ketene acetal to 2,3-di-O-isopropylidene-D-glyceraldehyde nitrones. Synthesis of L-isoxazolidinyl nucleosides
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The reaction of O-methyl-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl ketene acetal with N-ben
zyl and N-methyl-2,3-O-isopropylidene-D-glyceraldehyde nitrones in the pres
ence of boron trifluoride etherate afforded the corresponding isoxazolidin-
5-ones in excellent yields and anti-selectivities. The obtained compounds w
ere used as key intermediates for the synthesis of isoxazolidinyl nucleosid
es of the L-series. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.