Abstract
A facile synthesis of the title compound has been developed starting from a homoallylic alcohol that can be conveniently prepared from (R)-cyclohexylidene glyceraldehyde. The key features of the synthesis were its operational simplicity and the use of inexpensive compounds.
Keywords: γ-amino-β-hydroxy acid, asymmetric synthesis, (R)-cyclohexylidene glyceraldehyde, hapalosin