Enantio selective synthesis of 3-substituted prolines was achieved starting
from commercially available 3-hydroxy-(S)-2-proline. Palladium-mediated co
uplings were used to introduce a variety of groups at C3 using the correspo
nding enol triflate derived from N-trityl 3-oxo-(S)-2-proline methyl ester.
Cleavage of the trityl residue and hydrogenation provided final products w
ith good to modest diastereoselectivity. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All
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