Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) Priming the pump: An asymmetric autocatalytic zinc acetylide addition employs catalytic amounts of the enantiomerically pure product as part of a chiral cocktail. This new strategy enables an improved synthesis of a key precursor to efavirenz (see scheme).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2957-2961 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 21 Mar 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asymmetric catalysis
- Autocatalysis
- Efavirenz
- Tertiary alkynols
- Zinc acetylides
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry