The oxazaborolidine-borane reduction of ketones: Identification and reactivity of transient intermediates

Tetrahedron Asymmetry

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1303-1308

  Douglas, Alan W ^a   Tschaen, David M ^a   Reamer, Robert A ^a   Shi, Yao Jun ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANOBORON DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION;

EID: 0030000283     PISSN: 09574166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0957-4166(96)00147-4     Document Type: Article

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