Raghavan Sadagopan, Rajender A
Organic Division I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
J Org Chem. 2003 Sep 5;68(18):7094-7. doi: 10.1021/jo034157w.
Lyxo-phytosphingosine and erythro-sphingosine have been elaborated from a common intermediate. The key step in the reaction sequence involves stereo- and regiospecific functionalization of an olefin by intramolecular nucleophilic sulfinyl group participation.
