Efficient and practical synthesis of (R)-2-methylpyrrolidine

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4336-4338

  Zhao, Dalian ^a   Kuethe, Jeffrey T ^a   Journet, Michel ^a   Peng, Zhihui ^a   Humphrey, Guy R ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-METHYLPYRROLIDINE; HIGH YIELDING SYNTHESIS; SCALABLE PREPARATION; TARGET COMPOUND;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PURIFICATION;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

2 METHYLPYRROLIDINE; BENZENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENANTIOMER; OPTICAL ROTATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PYRROLIDINES;

EID: 33646902947     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo060319n     Document Type: Article

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