T. Sunazuka, T. Nagamitsu, Haruo Tanaka
Jul 9, 1993
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Tetrahedron Letters
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Abstract The four stereoisomers of 3-hydroxyleucine have been prepared in high overall yield and enantiomeric purity. Key steps include Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation, benzyl isocyanate-induced epoxide opening, and epimerization of an intermediate oxazolidinone ester.