Enantioselective Synthesis of Antiepileptic Agent, (−)-Levetiracetam, through Evans Asymmetric Strategy

A practical and efficient enantioselective synthesis of antiepileptic drug, (−)-Levetiracetam, has been described in five steps (33.0% overall yield) and high optical purity (99.0% ee), using Evans asymmetric strategy for α-alkylation of carbonyl functionality as the key step. The simplicity of the...

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Main Authors: K. Chandra Babu, R. Buchi Reddy, K. Mukkanti, K. Suresh, G. Madhusudhan, Satish Nigam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/176512
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