Abstract
Careful control during the bromolactonisation of β,γ-unsaturated acid 3 was required to afford regioselectively the trans-β-lactone 4 as the major diastereomer. Radical debromination of 4 followed by a three-step sequence of reactions afforded the lipase inhibitor (-)-tetrahydrolipstatin.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2869-2872 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Mar 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |