Synthesis of D-erythro-Sphingosine from D-Glucosamine

Abstract

D-erythro-Sphingosine (1) was synthesized from D-glucosamine (2) as a chiral pool through stereoinversion of the C(3)-hydroxyl group via an oxidation-reduction sequence, transformation to the erythro-amino-alcohol chiron (9) protected as the oxazolidinone, and elongation of the side chain at the C(6)-position of the derived chloride (12).