Department of Chemistry, The College of William & Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USA
Abstract:
The diastereoselective aminoconjugate addition of benzylamine and lithiobenzylamine to both E and Z-configured vinylogous proline derivatives has been investigated. The results from this study have enabled the stereoselective synthesis of the 1-aminopyrrolizidine alkaloid (−)-absouline.