Enantioselective synthesis of 1,4-dihydrobenzoxathiins via sulfoxide-directed borane reduction

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 20, 2006, Pages 3389-3396

  Waters, Marjorie S ^a   Onofiok, Ekama ^a   Tellers, David M ^a   Chilenski, Jennifer R ^a   Song, Zhiguo Jake ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Dihydrobenzoxathiin; Reduction; Sulfoxide

Indexed keywords

REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS; CHIRAL SYNTHESIS; DIHYDROBENZOXATHIIN; SULFOXIDES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

1,4 DIHYDROBENZOXATHIIN; OXATHIIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33750589329     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-950243     Document Type: Article

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