Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... D-erythro-sphingosine ( ) and the 3-amino-2-hydroxy-L-erythro isomer were synthesized in a highly enantio- and regioselective manner by a modified Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation. ... The reaction proceeded noticeably slower than a similar epoxidation of geraniol.
