A practical synthesis of 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane, a pivotal precursor for MRI contrast agents

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-21

  Ferrari, Marinella ^a   Giovenzana, Giovanni B ^a   Palmisano, Giovanni ^b   Sisti, Massimo ^c  

^a Dipto di Chim Organ e Industriale   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DODECANE; ETHYLENEDIAMINE; GADOLINIUM; GADOTERIC ACID; GLYOXAL; LANTHANIDE; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; METAL COMPLEX;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYCLIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033961879     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910008087287     Document Type: Article

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