Selective N-dealkylation of tertiary amines derived from phenylglycinol or ephedrine family

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 3709-3712

  Agami, Claude ^a   Couty, François ^a   Evano, Gwilherm ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Amino alcohols; Asymmetric synthesis; Dealkylation

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; NOREPHEDRINE; NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PHENYLGLYCINE; POTASSIUM CYANIDE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033532222     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00594-8     Document Type: Article

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