Development and Scale-up of an Organocatalytic Enantioselective Process to Manufacture (S)-Pregabalin

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1274-1281

  Moccia, Maria ^a   Cortigiani, Mauro ^a   Monasterolo, Claudio ^a   Torri, Federica ^a   Del Fiandra, Claudia ^a   Fuller, Geoffrey ^b   Kelly, Brian ^b   Adamo, Mauro F A ^b  

^a University College Dublin   (Ireland)

^b Kelada Pharmachem Ltd ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CATALYSTS;

ACETYLACETONE; BUILDING BLOCKES; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; NITROMETHANE; ORGANOCATALYTIC; PHASE TRANSFER CATALYSTS; RECYCLABLE POLYMERS; SCALE-UP;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84941799130     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: 1520586X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.5b00160     Document Type: Article

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