Toshiko Kiguchi, Miho Ikai, Mitsuko Shirakawa, Kuniko Fujimoto, Ichiya Ninomiya and Takeaki Naito
Cycloaddition of the nitrone, derived from tetradecanal, to vinylglycinol provides an asymmetric synthesis of both (2R,4R,5S)-tetrahydropseudodistomin and all the stereoisomers of the racemic tetrahydropseudodistomins.