Enantioselective synthesis of the volatile anesthetic desflurane
摘要:
The first enantioselective synthesis of the commercial volatile anesthetic desflurane is reported. Treatment of (R)-(-)-isoflurane with BrF3 gives (S)-(+)-desflurane with >96% inversion of configuration. This constitutes a correction of previously reported results. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.