Efficient enantioselective synthesis of sertraline, a potent antidepressant, via a novel intramolecular nucleophilic addition to imine

Organic Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 293-294

  Chen, Cheng Yi ^a   Reamer, Robert A ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; IMINE; SERTRALINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; IMINES; SERTRALINE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0033614875     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol990608g     Document Type: Article

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