An enantio- and stereo-controlled synthesis ofL-erythro- andD-threo-C18-sphingosines via the anomalous version of the katsuki–sharpless asymmetric epoxidation reaction

Abstract
A new enantiocontrolled synthesis of L-erythro- and D-threo-sphingosines has been established starting from (R,R)- and meso-1,2-divinylethylene glycols via the anomalous version of the Katsuki–Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation reaction as the key step.