Michael Reactions of Pseudoephedrine Amide Enolates: Effect of LiCl on Syn/Anti Selectivity

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1903-1908

  Smitrovich, Jacqueline H ^a   DiMichele, Lisa ^a   Qu, Chuanxing ^a   Boice, Geneviève N ^a   Nelson, Todd D ^a   Huffman, Mark A ^a   Murry, Jerry ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

LACTONIZATION SEQUENCE; MICHAEL REACTIONS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EPHEDRINE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE AMIDE ENOLATE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ENANTIOMER; MICHAEL ADDITION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

AMIDES; CATALYSIS; EPHEDRINE; LACTONES; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 1642358493     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo035564a     Document Type: Article

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