A flexible approach to protected (4S,5S)-5-alkyl-1-benzyl-4-benzyloxy-2- pyrrolidinones

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2036-2043

  Xiao, Zhen Hua ^a   Liu, Liang Xian ^a,b   Liu, Cong ^a   Huang, Pei Qiang ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Ganan Teachers' College   (China)

Author keywords

2 pyrrolidinone; Diastereoselective reduction; Zn(BH4)2

Indexed keywords

1 BENZYL 4 BENZYLOXY 5 (I BUTYL) 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 1 BENZYL 4 BENZYLOXY 5 (N BUTYL) 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 1 BENZYL 4 BENZYLOXY 5 (N HEPTADECANYL) 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 1 BENZYL 4 BENZYLOXY 5 (N HEXADECYL) 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 1 BENZYL 4 BENZYLOXY 5 (N OCTYL) 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 1 BENZYL 4 BENZYLOXY 5 (N PENTYL) 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 1 BENZYL 4 BENZYLOXY 5 (N PROPYL) 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 1 BENZYL 4 BENZYLOXY 5 ETHYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 1 BENZYL 4 BENZYLOXY 5 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 2 PYRROLIDONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROXYLATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 79957631933     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2010.495827     Document Type: Article

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