Preparation of enantioenriched tetraols and triolamines from a common epoxide

We identify a silylcyclopentene oxide that is amenable to several distinct asymmetric catalytic transformations providing access to enantio-enriched tetraol and triol-amines. The sequence employed allows for selective protection of one amine or alcohol from the four heteroatoms that are introduced into the carbon scaffold.

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