Efficient enantioselective synthesis of (R)-(-)-carnitine from glycerol

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 6766-6769

  Marzi, Mauro ^a,b   Minetti, Patrizia ^a,b   Moretti, Giampiero ^a,b   Tinti, Maria Ornella ^a,b   De Angelis, Francesco ^a,b  

^a Sigma Tau SpA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; GLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CARNITINE; GLYCEROL; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0034613244     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo000503n     Document Type: Article

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