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β‐Lactam Synthesis by the Kinugasa Reaction
Author(s) -
MarcoContelles José
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200301730
Subject(s) - lactam , the renaissance , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , beta lactam , stereochemistry , art , biochemistry , antibiotics , art history
A renaissance in β‐lactam synthesis was sparked by recent reports on the Kinugasa reaction, including asymmetric versions like that shown. Owing to the biological activity of the heterocycles and their utility in synthesis, these methods have attracted much attention.