Synthesis of the optical isomers of a new anticholinergic drug, penehyclidine hydrochloride (8018)

A practical diastereoselective synthetic method for 8018 enantiopure isomers is described. The intramolecular asymmetric epoxidation of mono-sulfonate 4 was applied for the execution of the synthesis of the key chiral building block for the first time. The isomers were obtained with 70–76% yields in 99–100% ee.