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Synlett 2001; 2001(10): 1578-1580
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-17461
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Enantioselective Allyltitanation and Cross-Metathesis. Synthesis of (-)-Prosophylline

Janine Cossy* , Catherine Willis, Véronique Bellosta
  • *Laboratoire de Chimie Organique associé au CNRS, ESPCI, 10 rue Vauquelin, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France; Fax + 33(1)40 79 46 60; E-mail: janine.cossy@espci.fr
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27 September 2001 (online)

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An enantioselective synthesis of (-)-prosophylline has been accomplished in 15 steps from protected d-glyceraldehyde, with an overall yield of 9.2%, by using two enantioselective allyltitanations and a cross-metathesis reaction as the key-steps.

enantioselective allylation - alkaloids - cross-metathesis - piperidines - (-)-prosophylline

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