Stereoselective hydrogenation of folic acid dimethyl ester benzenesulfonate: A new access to optically pure L-tetrahydrofolic acid

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 347, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1855-1862

  Groehn, Viola ^a   Moser, Rudolf ^a   Pugin, Benoît ^b  

^a Merck Eprova AG   (Switzerland)

^b SOLVIAS AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Homogeneous catalysis; Iridium; P ligands; Rhodium; Stereoselective hydrogenation

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244465230     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200505098     Document Type: Article

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