Synthesis of Chiral Cyclohexanes from Levoglucosenone and Its Application to an Indole Alkaloid Reserpine

Abstract

w-The synthetic studies directed toward an indole alkaloid reserpine 1 is described in the form of 40 as optically active manner starting from Diels-Alder cycloaddition to a carbohydrate derivative, levogiucosenone 3.