A common strategy for the stereoselective synthesis of anhydrophytosphingosine pachastrissamine (jaspine B) and N,O,O,O-tetra-acetyl d-lyxo-phytosphingosine

The highly stereoselective Grignard addition on chiralimine 8 and opening of chiral epoxide 9 with Grignard reagent have been used as key steps in the stereoselective synthesis of cytotoxic anhydrophytosphingosine pachastrissamine (jaspine B) and N,O,O,O-tetra-acetyl d-lyxo-phytosphingosine.