An efficient chemoenzymatic route to the antidepressants (R)-fluoxetine and (R)-tomoxetine

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 877-880

  Bracher, Franz ^a   Litz, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATOMOXETINE; FLUOXETINE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; ESTERIFICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; OXIDATION; RACEMIC MIXTURE; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030013323     PISSN: 09680896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0968-0896(96)00077-6     Document Type: Article

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