Highly enantioselective synthesis of anti aryl β-hydroxy α-amino esters via DKR transfer hydrogenation

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 52, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1685-1688

  Liu, Zhuqing ^a   Shultz, C Scott ^a   Sherwood, Candice A ^a   Krska, Shane ^a   Dormer, Peter G ^a   Desmond, Richard ^a   Lee, Claire ^a   Sherer, Edward C ^a   Shpungin, Joseph ^a   Cuff, James ^a   Xu, Feng ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

anti Hydroxyl amino ester; Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation; Dynamic kinetic resolution; Enantioselectivity; Vibrational Circular Dichroism (VCD)

Indexed keywords

ESTER DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DERIVATIZATION; DYNAMIC KINETIC RESOLUTION TRANSFER HYDROGENATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPIMERIZATION; HYDROGENATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; VIBRATIONAL CIRCULAR DICHROISM;

EID: 79952362761     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.01.146     Document Type: Article

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