An alternate synthesis of enantiomerically pure levetiracetam (Keppra®)

M. Mujahid; P. Mujumdar; M. Sasikumar; S. S. Kunte; M. Muthukrishnan

doi:10.1016/j.tetasy.2012.10.006

An alternate synthesis of enantiomerically pure levetiracetam (Keppra®)

M. Mujahid, P. Mujumdar, M. Sasikumar, S. S. Kunte, M. Muthukrishnan

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A simple and efficient synthesis of levetiracetam has been achieved with high enantiopurity (>99%) starting from commercially available benzyl glycidyl ether. The method is amenable for industrial scale-up.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1512-1515
Number of pages	4
Journal	Tetrahedron Asymmetry
Volume	23
Issue number	20-21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetasy.2012.10.006
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2012
Externally published	Yes

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