Diastereoselective addition of nitromethane to Boc-D-Phe-H in the presence of sodium hydride in diethyl ether/hexane containing 15-crown-5 and subsequent N,O-protection with 2,2-dimethoxypropane gave trans-oxazolidine in a diastereomeric ratio of >16:1. The oxazolidine was easily separated by column chromatography, which after Nef reaction was coupled to H-Leu-OtBu. The 8-step synthesis afforded (-)-bestatin in an overall yield of 24.7% after deprotection and ion exchange.
Keywords: (2S, 3R)-3-amino-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoic acid; Bestatin; Nef reaction; Nitroaldol; diastereoselective.
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