Unprecedented catalytic asymmetric reduction of N-H imines

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 355-358

  Gosselin, Francis ^a   O'Shea, Paul D ^a   Roy, Stéphanie ^a,b   Reamer, Robert A ^c   Chen, Cheng Yi ^c   Volante, Ralph P ^c  

^a MERCK FROSST CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; IMINE; LITHIUM BIS(TRIMETHYLSILYL)AMIDE; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 13444302540     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol047431x     Document Type: Article

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