Development of a new α-aminonitrile synthesis

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 34, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 4583-4590

  Chu, Guo Hua ^a   Gu, Minghua ^a   Gerard, Baudouin ^a   Dolle, Roland E ^a  

^a ADOLOR CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino arylacetonitriles; Aminonitriles; N Trimethylsilylimines; Strecker synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA AMINO ARYLACETONITRILE; AMINONITRILE; ARYL CARBOXALDEHYDE; CYANOHYDRIN; NITRILE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; STRECKER SYNTHESIS;

EID: 11244261332     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-200043270     Document Type: Article

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