Enantiomerically pure 2,6-disubstituted piperidinones were synthesized from furfural involving an organocatalyzed Mannich reaction, aza-Achmatowicz reaction, and an N-acyliminium ion-mediated coupling step. This approach was also successfully applied to a total synthesis of (-)-sedacryptine and one of its epimers.
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