@article { ISI:000244470700005,
	title = {Asymmetric synthesis of (R)-(-)-baclofen via asymmetric dihydroxylation},
	journal = {Indian Journal of Chemistry Section B-Organic Chemistry including Medicinal Chemistry},
	volume = {46},
	number = {2},
	year = {2007},
	month = {FEB},
	pages = {326-330},
	publisher = {NATL INST SCIENCE COMMUNICATION},
	type = {Article},
	address = {DR K S KRISHNAN MARG, NEW DELHI 110 012, INDIA},
	abstract = {<p>A short and efficient asymmetric synthesis of (R)-(-)-baclofen, a selective GABA(B) agonist has been described with an overall yield of 14\% and 85\% ee. The Os-catalyzed Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation of alpha,beta-unsaturated olefin constitutes the key step in introducing stereogenic centers into the molecule.</p>},
	keywords = {asymmetric dihydroxylation, baclofen, cyclic sulfate, gamma-aminobutyric acid, Parkinsons{\textquoteright} disease},
	issn = {0376-4699},
	author = {Thakur, V. V. and Paraskar, A. S. and Sudalai, A.}
}
@article { ISI:000243519300018,
	title = {Efficient total synthesis of (-)-(3S,6R)-3,6-dihydroxy-10-methylundecanoic acid},
	journal = {European Journal of Organic Chemistry},
	number = {2},
	year = {2007},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {369-373},
	publisher = {WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH},
	type = {Article},
	address = {PO BOX 10 11 61, D-69451 WEINHEIM, GERMANY},
	abstract = {<p>An efficient enantioselective synthesis of (-)-(3S,6R)-3,6-dihydroxy-10-methylundecanoic acid (1) from epichlorohydrin is described. The key steps include Jacobsen{\textquoteright}s HKR, Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation, regioselective opening of epoxide and cyclic sulfate. ((c) Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH \&amp; Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2007).</p>},
	keywords = {cyclic sulfate, Dihydroxylation, Grignard reaction, hydroboration-oxidation, Jacobsen{\textquoteright}s hydrolytic kinetic resolution (HKR), regio selectivity},
	issn = {1434-193X},
	doi = {10.1002/ejoc.200600690},
	author = {Pandey, Satyendra Kumar and Kumar, Pradeep}
}
