Synthesis of the CETP inhibitor torcetrapib: The resolution route and origin of stereoselectivity in the iminium ion cyclization

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 464-471

  Damon, David B ^a   Dugger, Robert W ^a   Magnus Aryitey, George ^a   Ruggeri, Roger B ^a   Wester, Ronald T ^a   Tu, Meihua ^a   Abramov, Yuriy ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

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EID: 33745758944     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op060014a     Document Type: Article

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