.alpha.-Amino aldehyde equivalents as substrates for rabbit muscle aldolase: synthesis of 1,4-dideoxy-D-arabinitol and 2(R),5(R)-bis(hydroxymethyl)-3(R),4(R)-dihydroxypyrrolidine
作者:Rebecca R. Hung、Julie Ann Straub、George M. Whitesides
DOI:10.1021/jo00012a015
日期:1991.6
This work examined the application of rabbit muscle aldolase (RAMA) to stereospecific carbon-carbon bond formation in the preparation of carbohydrates containing amino groups. Several alpha-amino aldehyde equivalents were evaluated as substrates for RAMA and for their synthetic utility in transformations following the aldol reaction. This methodology is illustrated by the syntheses of the pyrrolidine alkaloids 1,4-dideoxy-D-arabinitol and 2(R),5(R)-bis(hydroxymethyl)-3(R), 4(R)-dihydroxypyrrolidine. The kinetic resolution of racemic aldehydes by RAMA and mild methods for transforming the amino equivalents into the desired amines are discussed briefly.