Abstract
| - Reaction of chiral guanidinium ylides with α,β-unsaturated aldehydes gives 3-(α,β-unsaturated)aziridine-2-carboxylates in high diastereo- and enantioselectivities (up to 93% diastereomeric excessand 98% enantiomeric excess). 3-(1-Methylvinyl)- and 3-[(E)-pentadec-1-enyl]aziridine-2-carboxylateswere successfully employed to prepare (2R,3S)-3-hydroxyleucinate and d-erythro-sphingosine,respectively.
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