A new enantioconvergent strategy directed toward the synthesis of glucosidase inhibitors was developed by using a C2-symmetric element within the chiral pool and by applying an iodine-promoted cyclization of an unsaturated carbonimidothioate for the regio- and diastereocontrolled installation of amino and hydroxy units. Not only does this simple flexible strategy provide a convergent concise approach to (+)-valiolamine (1), but it can also be readily adopted for the synthesis of (+)-valienamine (2). Commercially available and cheap C2-symmetric D-tartaric acid served as the chiral building block

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