Total synthesis of (+)-valienamine and (-)-1-epi-valienamine via a highly diastereoselective allylic amination of cyclic polybenzyl ether using chlorosulfonyl isocyanate

The total synthesis of (+)-valienamine and (-)-1-epi-valienamine was concisely accomplished from readily available d-glucose via a highly diastereoselective amination of chiral benzylic ether using chlorosulfonyl isocyanate, intramolecular olefin metathesis, and diastereoselective reduction of cyclic enone using l-Selectride as the key steps.