Wilfried Sager

Reversal of asymmetric induction in stereoselective Strecker synthesis on galactosyl amine as the chiral matrix

Abstract The reversal of the direction of asymmetric induction in Lewis acid catalyzed Strecker synthesis using the 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-pivaloyl-β-D-galactopyranosyl amine 1 is described. In isopropanol or tetrahydrofuran 1 had given ( R )-diastereomers of the corresponding α-amino nitriles preferably. However, in chloroform in the presence of heterogeneous zinc chloride the same auxiliary alternatively leads to an excess of the ( S )-diastereomers.

Carbohydrates as chiral templates: Diastereoselective Ugi synthesis of (S)-amino acids using O-acylated D-arabinopyranosylamine as the auxiliary

Abstract Enantiomerically pure (S)-amino acids are synthesized via a highly diastereoselective Ugi reaction using 2,3,4-tri-O-pivaloyl-α-D-arabinopyranosylamine as the chiral template.