Scale-up of azide chemistry: A case study

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2051-2057

  González Bobes, Francisco ^a   Kopp, Nathaniel ^a   Li, Li ^a   Deerberg, Joerg ^a   Sharma, Praveen ^a   Leung, Simon ^a   Davies, Merrill ^a   Bush, Joseph ^a   Hamm, Jason ^a   Hrytsak, Michael ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIDE CHEMISTRY; DESYM-METRIZATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; HYDRAZOIC ACID; PALLADIUM-CATALYZED; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCALE-UP; TRIMETHYLSILYLAZIDE;

PALLADIUM;

EID: 84871569403     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: 1520586X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op3002646     Document Type: Article

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