Practical and efficient synthesis of (E)-α,β-unsaturated amides bearing (S)-α-methylbenzylamine from 2-phosphonamides via Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction

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Volumn , Issue 3, 2006, Pages 440-444

  Hernández Fernández, Eugenio ^a   Fernández Zertuche, Mario ^a   García Barradas, Oscar ^b   Muñoz Muñiz, Omar ^b   Ordóñez, Mario ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES QUÍMICAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

, unsaturated amides; (S) methylbenzylamine; Chiral phosphonamides; Horner Wadsworth Emmons reaction

Indexed keywords

2 PHOSPHONAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA METHYLBENZYLAMINE; AMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HORNER WADSWORTH EMMONS REACTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33344476694     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-926265     Document Type: Article

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