Driver, Kathy (Cathryn Helena Stanford)Balogun, Mohammed OlusegunToschi, GiannaVerschoor, Jan AdrianusBaird, Mark S.Pilcher, Lynne A.2010-01-282010-01-282010-02Driver, C. H. S.; et al. A biomimetic approach to the synthesis of a mycolic motif, Tetrahedron Letters, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 1185-1186 (2010), doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.12.1050040-403910.1016/j.tetlet.2009.12.105http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12794A new method for the stereoselective synthesis of the (R,R)-b-hydroxy-a-alkyl fatty acid fragment of mycolic acids, via an asymmetric anti-aldol reaction is reported. The ‘mycolic acid motif’ fragment was prepared in three steps and >98% ee.enElsevierMycolic acid motifAsymmetric anti-aldol reactionTuberculosisBiomimeticsPostprint Article