P. Garner, J. Park, V. Rotello
1985
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract An efficient, enantioselective synthesis of (2S,3S) 4-amino-2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid (1) is described. The sequence includes the direct use of azide to selectively open a secondary epoxy alcohol formed under Payne rearrangement conditions.