A new practical synthesis of ethyl (R)-(-)-4-Cyano-3-hydroxybutyrate from (S)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol

Letters in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 520-521

  Jiang, Chengjun ^a   Hong, Huabin ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Zhejiang Neo Dankong Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

(R) ( ) 4 Cyano 3 hydroxybutyrate; Atorvastatin; By product; Epichlorohydrin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865779773     PISSN: 15701786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157017812802139654     Document Type: Article

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