Highly diastereoselective alkylation of a pyroglutamate derivative with an electrophile obtained from indole. Synthesis of a potential intermediate for the preparation of the natural sweetener (-)-Monatin

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2143-2159

  Oliveira, Davi De Jesus ^a   Coelho, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SWEETENING AGENT;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034087384     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910008087393     Document Type: Article

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