title: Asymmetric sulfur ylide based enantioselective synthesis of D-erythro-sphingosine.
abstract: An asymmetric sulfur ylide reaction was employed to prepare an epoxide intermediate in a convergent manner. This epoxide was efficiently transformed into D-erythro-sphingosine.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Analítica y Química Orgánica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/Marcel.li Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Morales-Serna
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Llaveria
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: M Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Matheu
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castillón
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: C481931:erythro-(2R,3S)-sphingosine; D013110:Sphingosine