Cookies on this website

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you click 'Accept all cookies' we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies and you won't see this message again. If you click 'Reject all non-essential cookies' only necessary cookies providing core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility will be enabled. Click 'Find out more' for information on how to change your cookie settings.

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Complementary protocols for the diastereoselective syn- and anti-dihydroxylations of enantiopure dihydropyrrole scaffolds were used as the key steps in the asymmetric syntheses of several polysubstituted homoprolines and homoprolinols. The requisite dihydropyrroles were prepared in three steps from commercially available sorbic acid via either hydroamination or aminohydroxylation of the corresponding tert-butyl ester, followed by ring-closing metathesis. Subsequent olefinic oxidation and deprotection gave access to the corresponding enantiopure homoprolines [(2S,3S,4R)-dihydroxyhomoproline, (2S,3R,4R)-dihydroxyhomoproline and (S,S,S)-3-amino-4-hydroxy-homoproline], enantiopure α-hydroxy-homoprolines [3,6-dideoxy-3,6-imino-d-allonic acid and 3,6-dideoxy-3,6-imino-d-gulonic acid] and enantiopure homoprolinols [1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-l-allitol and (S,S,S)-3-amino-4-hydroxyhomoprolinol] as single diastereoisomers in good overall yields.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.tet.2015.10.005

Type

Journal article

Journal

Tetrahedron

Publication Date

02/12/2015

Volume

71

Pages

9131 - 9142