Synthesis of R(+)-α-Lipoic Acid
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Synthetic Communications
- Vol. 17 (9) , 1095-1102
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00397918708078791
Abstract
An efficient enantiospecific synthesis of R(+)-α-Lipoic acid (1) a prosthetic group and a vital cofactor in -α-keto acids decarboxylation is described.Keywords
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