Synthesis 2010(18): 3063-3066  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258185
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A Concise Synthesis of (2S,3S,4S)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine-3,4-diol (LAB1)

Puspesh K. Upadhyay, Pradeep Kumar*
Division of Organic Chemistry, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, India
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Received 25 May 2010
Publication Date:
16 July 2010 (online)

Abstract

The synthesis of (2S,3S,4S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine-3,4-diol (LAB1) from Garner’s aldehyde is described using the Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation as the key step.