Iron-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. A scalable synthesis of the immunosuppressive agent FTY720

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3950-3952

  Seidel, Günter ^a   Laurich, Daniel ^a   Fürstner, Alois ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; DERIVATIVES; IRON; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CROSS COUPLING REACTIONS; REGIOSELECTIVITY;

CATALYSIS;

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; FINGOLIMOD; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; IRON; THERMOZYMOCIDIN;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 2442680336     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo049885d     Document Type: Article

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