@article { ISI:000267070700046, title = {Enantioselective total synthesis of (2S,3R,4R)-D-xylo-phytosphingosine from substituted azetidin-2-one}, journal = {Tetrahedron Letters}, volume = {50}, number = {26}, year = {2009}, month = {JUL}, pages = {3296-3298}, publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD}, address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND}, abstract = {

Enantiomerically pure (2S,3R,4R)-D-xylo phytosphingosine is synthesized in 36\% overall yield in seven steps from known beta-lactam (8) derived from D-mannitol triacetonide. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {beta-lactam, Enantioselective synthesis, Sphingosine, Wittig reaction}, issn = {0040-4039}, doi = {10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.02.050}, author = {Pandey, Ganesh and Tiwari, Dharmendra Kumar} }