Development of a practical synthesis of a pyrazolopyridinone-based p38 MAP kinase inhibitor

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-43

  Milburn, Robert R ^a   Thiel, Oliver R ^a   Achmatowicz, Michal ^a   Wang, Xiang ^a   Zigterman, Jamie ^a   Bernard, Charles ^a   Colyer, John T ^a   Divirgilio, Evan ^a   Crockett, Rich ^a   Correll, Tiffany L ^a   Nagapudi, Karthik ^a   Ranganathan, Kumar ^a   Hedley, Simon J ^a   Allgeier, Alan ^a   Larsen, Robert D ^a  

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING BLOCKES; COMPLEX SOLIDS; EFFICIENT BUILDINGS; IN-SITU RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; MAP KINASE; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; QUALITY ATTRIBUTES;

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 79251492035     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: 1520586X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op100205s     Document Type: Article

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