An efficient and stereoselective route to 1-deoxy-5-hydroxy sphingosine analogues
Authors:
Partha Pratim Saikia
Affiliation:
Natural Products Chemistry Division, North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat 785 006, India
Abstract:
A short and efficient synthesis of 1-deoxy-5-hydroxy sphingolipid is described. The key steps involved are a Jacobsen hydrolytic kinetic resolution (HKR) and Shibasaki’s asymmetric Henry reaction.