A piperazine alkaloid, (2S,5S)-2,5-dibenzyl-1,4-dimethylpiperazine, was synthesized by reduction of (3S,6S)-3,6-dibenzyl-1,4-dimethyl-2,5-piperazinedione which was prepared by a catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of the corresponding 3,6-dibenzylidene derivative.
TAKEUCHI, SEIJI;OHGO, YOSHIAKI;MIYOSHI, NORIKAZU;SHIN, CHUNG-GI;YONEZAWA,+, HETEROCYCLES, 31,(1990) N1, C. 2073-2078