A novel reductive aminocyclization for the syntheses of chiral pyrrolidines: Stereoselective syntheses of (S)-nornicotine and 2-(2'-pyrrolidyl)-pyridines

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 44, 1999, Pages 7847-7850

  Loh, Teck Peng ^a   Zhou, Jian Rong ^a   Li, Xu Ran ^a   Sim, Keng Yeow ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aminocyclization; Chiral template; Diastereoselectivity; Reduction; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; GALACTOSAMINE; INORGANIC SALT; NORNICOTINE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033615783     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01606-8     Document Type: Article

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