Sustainable practices in medicinal chemistry: Current state and future directions

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 6007-6021

  Bryan, Marian C ^a   Dillon, Barry ^b   Hamann, Lawrence G ^c   Hughes, Gregory J ^d   Kopach, Michael E ^e   Peterson, Emily A ^f   Pourashraf, Mehrnaz ^b   Raheem, Izzat ^d   Richardson, Paul ^g   Richter, Daniel ^g   Sneddon, Helen F ^h  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^f AMGEN INC   (United States)

^g PFIZER INC   (United States)

^h GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARYLATION; BIOCATALYSIS; CARBONYLATION; CARBOXYLATION; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IODINATION; METHYLATION; OLEFINATION; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; SCALE UP;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG DISCOVERY; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84881441542     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: 15204804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm400250p     Document Type: Review

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