Palladium-catalysed [3 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions employing sulphonyl-activated unsaturated carbohydrate derivatives

Cedric W. Holzapfel, Thilo L. Van Der Merwe

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Abstract

The Pd(0)-catalysed [3 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions of phenylsulphonyl-activated unsaturated carbohydrate derivatives afforded a variety of chiral 5,6-bicyclic systems possessing useful exocyclic unsaturation. This procedure was used to prepare a synthon for ajmalicine 3 and tetrahydroalstonine 4.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2303-2306
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume37
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Mar 1996

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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