title: Total synthesis of (-)- and (+)-lentiginosine.
abstract: Total synthesis of (-)-lentiginosine was achieved from D-mannitol using highly stereoselective reactions. Similarly, (+)-lentiginosine was synthesized from L-tartaric acid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
authors.forename: Kusum L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chandrasekhar
authors.forename: Vinod K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001685:Biological Factors / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008353:Mannitol / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013644:Tartrates / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D001685:Biological Factors; D013644:Tartrates; C063984:lentiginosine; D008353:Mannitol; C029768:tartaric acid