Asymmetric synthesis of 1-substituted-1-(pyridin-2-yl)methylamines by diastereoselective reduction of enantiopure N-p-toluenesulfinyl ketimines

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 33, 2005, Pages 5555-5558

  Chelucci, Giorgio ^a   Baldino, Salvatore ^a   Solinas, Rosanna ^a   Baratta, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diastereoselective reduction; N p Toluenesulfinyl ketimines; Nitrogen heterocycles; Pyridyl amines

Indexed keywords

IMINE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; METHYLAMINE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOMER; METHODOLOGY; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 22144433753     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.06.019     Document Type: Article

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