Snider B B, Gu Y
Department of Chemistry, MS015, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9110, USA.
Org Lett. 2001 May 31;3(11):1761-3. doi: 10.1021/ol015954o.
Glycidamides 6R and 6S were elaborated to (R,R)- and (S,S)-dysibetaines (1R and 1S) by intramolecular alkylation and functional group modification in 23% overall yield. The absolute stereochemistry of natural dysibetaine was established as S,S by comparison of the optical rotation of the natural product with that of the synthetic materials.