The Synthesis of Both Diastereomers of 5′-Methylhomoaristeromycin.

The preparation of the C-5′ diastereomers of 5′-homoaristeromycin has been achieved in 6 steps beginning with readily available (3aR,6aR)-2,2-dimethyl-2H,3aH,4H,6aH-cyclopenta[1,3]dioxol-4-one in a Michael reaction employing chiral Evans N-acyloxazolidinones that served to direct the requisite side chain stereochemistry. The two targets were evaluated against a battery of viruses and found to possess activity only towards yellow fever. Both compounds were non-cytotoxic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]