Pa
rallel kinetic
resolution of methyl (
RS)-5-t
ris(phenylthio)methyl-cyclopent-1-ene-ca
rboxylate with a 50:50 pseudoenantiome
ric mixtu
re of lithium (
S)-
N-benzyl-
N-(
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r=""0"">-methylbenzyl)amide and lithium (
R)-
N-3,4-dimethoxybenzyl-
N-(
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rovides an efficient ent
ry to the co
rresponding homochi
ral methyl (1
R,2
S,5
S)- and (1
S,2
R,5
R)-2-amino-5-t
ris(phenylthio)methyl-cyclopentane-ca
rboxylate de
rivatives in >98 % de, with subsequent, sequential desulfu
risation with Raney Nickel,
N-debenzylation and este
r hyd
rolysis fu
rnishing (1
R,2
S,5
S)- and (1
S,2
R,5
R)-5-methyl-cispentacin in high yield, >98 % de and >98 % ee.