Synthesis of functionalized 3-hydroxypiperidines

The synthetic versatility of three chemoenzymatically prepared hydroxypiperidine building blocks has been explored, resulting in a library of enantiopure functionalized piperidines. Key steps involved N-acyliminium ion-mediated CC-bond formation and cross-metathesis reactions, after which full deprotection led to the set of free 3-hydroxypiperidines.