A convenient method for 3-pyrroline synthesis

Organic Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 21, 2001, Pages 3377-3379

  Green, Martin P ^a   Prodger, Jeremy C ^b   Sherlock, Alexandra E ^a   Hayes, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LACTACYSTIN; LACTAM; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLINE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALKYLATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; CYCLIZATION; LACTAMS; PYRROLES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0035909620     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol016603c     Document Type: Article

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