American Chemical Society, Organic Letters, 23(5), p. 4341-4344, 2003
DOI: 10.1021/ol035617a
Wiley-VCH Verlag, ChemInform, 12(35), 2004
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A flexible asymmetric approach to 5-alkyl tetramic acid derivatives is described, which is based on the use of 9 as the first synthetic equivalent to chiral nonracemic tetramic acid 5-carbanionic synthon 9b. The existence of the carbanion intermediate 9b was proven by trapping with trimethylchlorosilane. Application of the present method to the synthesis of antifungal alkaloid (+)-preussin, as well as protected (3S,4S)-AHPPA 6, is also described.