Stereocontrolled Transformation of Nitrohexofuranoses into Cyclopentylamines via 2-Oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes:  Incorporation of Polyhydroxylated Carbocyclic β-Amino Acids into Peptides

A promising new strategy for the transformation of nitrohexofuranoses into cyclopentylamines, based on intramolecular cyclization followed by controlled opening of the resulting 2-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane derivatives, allowed the first total synthesis of a carbocyclic β-amino acid and its incorporation into peptides. This strategy also afforded a new route to cyclopentylamines with well-known glycosidase inhibition properties.