Microwave-assisted four-component reaction for the synthesis of a monothiohydantoin inhibitor of a fatty acid amide hydrolase

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 46, 2008, Pages 6495-6497

  Gallienne, Estelle ^a   Muccioli, Giulio G ^b,c   Lambert, Didier M ^b,c   Shipman, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept de Physiol et Pharmacologie   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bucherer Bergs reaction; FAAH; Microwaves; Multi component reactions; Thiohydantoins

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID AMIDASE; FATTY ACID AMIDASE INHIBITOR; MONOTHIOHYDANTOIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYDROGEN BOND; IC 50; MICROWAVE RADIATION;

EID: 53149117804     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.08.100     Document Type: Article

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