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Stereoselective synthesis of chloramphenicol from D-serine
Veeresa,Datta, Apurba
, p. 8503 - 8004 (2007/10/03)
An efficient synthesis of the widely used antibiotic chloramphenicol (1) is described. The key step in the synthesis involves chelation-controlled addition of phenylmagnesium bromide to a suitably protected D-serinal derivative, affording the pivotal D-threo 1,2-amino alcohol intermediate 3 in a highly stereoselective manner.