title: Highly stereoselective synthesis of (-)-monatin, a high-intensity sweetener, using chelation-controlled nitrone cycloaddition.
abstract: Synthesis of (-)-monatin was achieved by chelation-controlled cycloaddition of nitrone 2 with allyl alcohol 3a in the presence of MgBr2-OEt2.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Takara-machi, Kanazawa 920-0934, Japan. tamura@p.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiro
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toyao
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishibashi