D-Psicose → HCID 10104711, compound

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Reaction Steps

(2R,3R,4R)-3,4-Dibenzyloxy-2-benzyloxymethyl-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidine (Compound 6) (0.3 g, 0.6 mmol) was dissolved in 96% ethanol (30 ml), and 10% Pd/C (0.1 g) was added under N2. The compound was reduced in a Parr apparatus (40 Psi) for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and evaporated in vacuo giving (2R,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidine (0.09 g) as an brown oil.

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