Efficient Synthesis of Chiral α- and β-Hydroxy Amides: Application to the Synthesis of (R)-Fluoxetine

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 317-320

  Kakei, Hiroyuki ^a   Nemoto, Tetsuhiro ^a   Ohshima, Takashi ^a   Shibasaki, Masakatsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Epoxides; Regioselectivity; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYLATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EPOXIDATION;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

AMIDE; FLUOXETINE;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHIRALITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPOXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AMIDES; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; FLUOXETINE; HYDROGENATION; HYDROXYLATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0347131086     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200352431     Document Type: Article

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