Coupling of chiral 1-O-benzylglycerol-2,3-bistriflate with trilithiated chi
ral 2-N-Boc-3-phenylsulfonylpropan-1-ol derivative constitutes an efficient
route to chiral C-5 substituted prolines which can potentially induce cis
Xaa-Pro peptide bond conformation. A straightforward seven-step synthesis o
f the title compound is described. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All right
s reserved.