Asymmetric sulfur ylide based enantioselective synthesis of D-erythro-sphingosine.

An asymmetric sulfur ylide reaction was employed to prepare an epoxide intermediate in a convergent manner. This epoxide was efficiently transformed into D-erythro-sphingosine.

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