An efficient, highly enantioenriched route to L-carnitine and α-lipoic acid via hydrolytic kinetic resolution

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1863-1867

  Bose, D Subhas ^a   Fatima, Liyakat ^a   Rajender, Salla ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

lipoic acid; Enantioenriched; Hydrolytic kinetic resolution; L carnitine; Terminal epoxide

Indexed keywords

HYDROLYSIS; ORGANIC ACIDS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ENANTIOENRICHED; HYDROLYTIC KINETIC RESOLUTION; L-CARNITINE; LIPOIC ACID; TERMINAL EPOXIDE;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CARNITINE; THIOCTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS;

EID: 33745121877     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-942363     Document Type: Article

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