Enantioselective synthesis of a highly potent selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. An application of imidazolidinone catalysis to the alkylation of indoles with an alpha,beta-disubstituted alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde.
Authors of publication
King, H. Dalton; Meng, Zhaoxing; Denhart, Derek; Mattson, Ronald; Kimura, Roy; Wu, Dedong; Gao, Qi; Macor, John E.
Journal of publication
Organic letters
Year of publication
2005
Journal volume
7
Journal issue
16
Pages of publication
3437 - 3440
a
7.1606 ± 0.0001 Å
b
8.5952 ± 0.0001 Å
c
11.1713 ± 0.0001 Å
α
90°
β
103.787 ± 0.001°
γ
90°
Cell volume
667.748 ± 0.014 Å3
Cell temperature
293 ± 2 K
Ambient diffraction temperature
293 ± 2 K
Number of distinct elements
5
Space group number
4
Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol
P 1 21 1
Hall space group symbol
P 2yb
Residual factor for all reflections
0.0795
Residual factor for significantly intense reflections
0.0792
Weighted residual factors for significantly intense reflections
0.2106
Weighted residual factors for all reflections included in the refinement
0.2115
Goodness-of-fit parameter for all reflections included in the refinement