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Enantioselective synthesis of R-(+)-α and S-(−)-α-lipoic acid

SP Chavan, C Praveen, G Ramakrishna, UR Kalkote

Index: Chavan, Subhash P.; Praveen, Cherukupally; Ramakrishna; Kalkote Tetrahedron Letters, 2004 ,  vol. 45,  # 31  p. 6027 - 6028

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Abstract

Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... An efficient synthesis of α-lipoic acid from the readily available cis-2-butene-1,4-diol employing a Claisen orthoester rearrangement and Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation as the key steps, is described. ... An efficient synthesis of α-lipoic acid from the readily available ...