Total asymmetric synthesis of sperabillins B and D.
Davies SG., Kelly RJ., Mortimer AJP.
A concise route to the core fragment of sperabillins B and D, methyl (3R,5R,6R)-3,6-diamino-5-hydroxyheptanoate, has been developed with a subsequent novel protection strategy allowing the total asymmetric synthesis of sperabillins B and D.