A versatile synthesis of amidines from nitriles via amidoximes

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 26, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 4351-4367

  Judkins, Brian D ^a   Allen, David G ^a   Cook, Tracey A ^a   Evans, Brian ^a   Sardharwala, Tsarina E ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 [4 [4 (AMINOIMINOMETHYL)PHENYL] 1 PIPERAZINYL] 1 PIPERIDINEACETIC ACID; AMIDINE; BENZAMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029803790     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397919608003838     Document Type: Article

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