Catalytic, asymmetric mannich-type reactions of N-acylimino esters for direct formation of N-acylated amino acid derivatives. Efficient synthesis of a novel inhibitor of ceramide trafficking, HPA-12

Organic Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 143-145

  Kobayashi, Shu ^a   Matsubara, Ryosuke ^a   Kitagawa, Hidetoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; AMINO ACID; CERAMIDE; ESTER; IMINO ACID; N (3 HYDROXY 1 HYDROXYMETHYL 3 PHENYLPROPYL)DODECANAMIDE; N-(3-HYDROXY-1-HYDROXYMETHYL-3-PHENYLPROPYL)DODECANAMIDE; SPHINGOLIPID;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

AMIDES; AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CERAMIDES; ESTERS; IMINO ACIDS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; SPHINGOLIPIDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0037050504     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol017062u     Document Type: Article

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