Approaches to the synthesis of 3-fluoroshikimic acids

Begum, L., Drew, M.G.B., Humphreys, J.L., Lowes, D.J., Russi, P.R., Whitby, H.L. and Whitehead, R.C. (2004) Approaches to the synthesis of 3-fluoroshikimic acids. Tetrahedron Letters, 45 (33). pp. 6249-6253. ISSN 0040-4039 doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.06.092

Abstract/Summary

Exploitation of the dual dehydrating and fluorodeoxygenating properties of the dialkylaminosulfurtrifluorides has allowed access to the C3-fluorinated analogues of (-)-shikimic acid. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.