Synthesis of optically active pedamide (3), one of the tetrahydropyran moieties of the potent insect poison pederine (1), has been accomplished through a new, remote controlled asymmetric reduction of a ketone as key step.
光学活性的pedamide(3)是强效昆虫毒物pederine(1)的
四氢吡喃部分之一的合成,是通过新的,遥控的不对称还原酮作为关键步骤而完成的。