Synthesis of l-4,4-difluoroglutamic acid via electrophilic difluorination of a lactam

Organic Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2105-2107

  Konas, David W ^a   Coward, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4 DIFLUOROGLUTAMIC ACID; 4,4-DIFLUOROGLUTAMIC ACID; FLUORINE; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LACTAM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FLUORINE; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMATES; LACTAMS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0033619849     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol991150l     Document Type: Article

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