title: De novo asymmetric synthesis of D- and L-swainsonine.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The enantioselective syntheses of both enantiomers of the indolizidine natural product swainsonine have been achieved in 13 steps from furan. The indolizidine ring system is installed by a one-pot hydrogenolysis of both an azide and an O-Bn group along with an intramolecular reductive amination reaction. The asymmetry of swainsonine was introduced by Noyori reduction of an acylfuran. This route relies upon an Achmatowicz rearrangement, a diastereoselective palladium-catalyzed glycosylation, Luche reduction, and a dihydroxylation reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA.
authors.forename: Haibing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: O'Doherty
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D006031:Glycosylation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D017026:Swainsonine / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010165:Palladium; D017026:Swainsonine