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Abstract
Enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-(S)-stepholidine, a drug candidate for the treatment of schizophrenia and/or drug abuse, is described. Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of imines with use of Noyori's catalyst was used as the key step and (-)-(S)-stepholidine was synthesized in 6 steps, with 42% overall yield and >99% ee.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19950885 DOI: 10.1021/jo9020826
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Org Chem ISSN: 0022-3263 Impact factor: 4.354