A C2-Symmetric Pool Based Flexible Strategy: An Enantioconvergent Synthesis of (+)-Valiolamine and (+)-Valienamine

Abstract

A new enantioconvergent strategy directed toward the synthesis of glucosidase inhibitors was developed by using a C2-symmetric element within the chiral pool and by applying an iodine-promoted cyclization of an unsaturated carbonimidothioate for the regio- and diastereocontrolled installation of amino and hydroxy units. Not only does this simple flexible strategy provide a convergent concise approach to (+)-valiolamine (1), but it can also be readily adopted for the synthesis of (+)-valienamine (2). Commercially available and cheap C2-symmetric D-tartaric acid served as the chiral building block.