Pizzuti Maria Gabriella, Minnaard Adriaan J, Feringa Ben L
Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747, AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Org Biomol Chem. 2008 Oct 7;6(19):3464-6. doi: 10.1039/b807575a. Epub 2008 Aug 19.
A new protocol for the asymmetric synthesis of trans-2,6-disubstituted-4-piperidones has been developed using a catalytic enantioselective conjugate addition reaction in combination with a diastereoselective lithiation-substitution sequence; an efficient synthesis of (+)-myrtine has been achieved via this route.