Tris(2-Carboxyethyl)phosphine (TCEP) for the reduction of sulfoxides, sulfonylchlorides, N-oxides, and azides

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 3503-3511

  Faucher, Anne Marie ^a   Grand Maître, Chantal ^a  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM CANADA LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIDE; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; DISULFIDE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HYPOCHLORITE; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; IODATE; IODINE; OXIDE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; SULFIDE; SULFONYL CHLORIDE; SULFOXIDE; TRIS(2 CARBOXYETHYL)PHOSPHINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISULFIDE BOND; OXIDATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 0141531046     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-120024730     Document Type: Article

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