A practical and improved synthesis of (3S,5S)-3-[(tert-butyloxycarbonyl)methyl]-5- [(methanesulfonyloxy)methyl]-2-pyrrolidinone

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 8688-8691

  Yee, Nathan K ^a   Dong, Yong ^a   Kapadia, Suresh R ^a   Song, Jinhua J ^a  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECARBOXYLATION;

ALKYLATION; HYDROLYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PILOT PLANTS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

2 PYRROLIDONE DERIVATIVE; 3 [TERT BUTYLOXYCARBONYL)METHYL] 5 [(METHANESULFONYLOXY)METHYL] 2 PYRROLIDINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DECARBOXYLATION; DERIVATIZATION; HYDROGENATION; HYDROLYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

EID: 0037195660     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo020433f     Document Type: Article

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