doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(03)00973-0
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An enantioselective synthesis of the cyclopentene fragment of nucleoside Q
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Kyung-Hee Kima and Marvin J. Miller
, a, 
aDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
Received 28 February 2003;
revised 15 April 2003;
accepted 16 April 2003.
Available online 17 May 2003.
Abstract
An enantioselective synthesis of (3S,4R,5S)-(+)-3-amino-4,5-dihydroxycyclopentene, a segment of nucleoside Q and Q base, is reported utilizing an amino acid-derived acylnitroso Diels–Alder cycloaddition.
Keywords: enantioselective synthesis; nucleoside Q; acylnitroso Diels–Alder cycloaddition
Table 1.
Effect of base on elimination reaction of 9
a Reactions were heated at reflux for 2 days in toluene and conversion ratios were determined by
1H NMR integration.
b Reaction done in THF at rt for 30 min.
c Reaction heated at reflux for 2 days in THF.

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