A simple diastereoselective access to amino- and hydrazinocyclopentitols is described. The key step involves a cationic rearrangement of a meso bicyclic hydrazine, followed by two successive stereoselective hydroxylations. Both racemic compounds are micromolar alpha-mannosidase (Jack bean) inhibitors.
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