Synthesis of α-amino amides via N,O-acetals derived from Weinreb amides

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 7798-7803

  Hirner, Sebastian ^a   Somfai, Peter ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENYLATION; ALKYNYLATIONS; AMINO MOIETY; ARYLATIONS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; WEINREB AMIDES;

AMINATION; AMINES; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBONS;

AMIDES;

ACETAL DERIVATIVE; ALPHA AMINO ACID; ALPHA AMINO AMIDE; AMIDE; BASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ALKYNYLATION; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; WEINREB REACTION;

ACETALS; AMIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

EID: 70349871066     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9015166     Document Type: Article

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