@article{23cb7297662f4b5dbe63dd9bf057751b,
title = "A formal synthesis of 3-O-(4-methoxybenzyl)-azidosphingosine by a modified Julia olefination",
abstract = "The stereoselective construction of the D-erythro-azidosphingosine characteristic trans double bond was accomplished by condensation between tetradecanal and a heterocyclic sulfone derived from diethyl-D-tartrate, following the Kocienski modification of the Julia olefination.",
keywords = "Azidosphingosine, Julia olefination, Sphingolipids, Stereoselective synthesis, Trans-alkenes",
author = "Federica Compostella and Laura Franchini and Luigi Panza and Davide Prosperi and Fiamma Ronchetti",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the University of Milano and the University of Piemonte Orientale for financial support.",
year = "2002",
month = may,
day = "27",
doi = "10.1016/S0040-4020(02)00418-0",
language = "English",
volume = "58",
pages = "4425--4428",
journal = "Tetrahedron",
issn = "0040-4020",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
number = "22",
}