Synthesis of D-erythro-sphingosine and D-erythro-ceramide

…, K Jarowicki, PJ Kocienski, J Alonso

Index: Milne, Jacqueline E; Jarowicki, Krzysztof; Kocienski, Philip J; Alonso, Jorge Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 2002 , # 5 p. 426 - 427

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Abstract

A 1, 2-metallate rearrangment of a higher order cuprate derived from an α-lithiated xylal derivative and tridecyllithium is the key step in a synthesis of D-erythro-sphingosine and ceramide. A convenient method for preparing α-lithiated glycals from α-phenylsulfinyl glycals is also described.