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Atorvastatin, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and effective lipid-regulating agent. Part II: Synthesis of side-chain-labeled [14C]atorvastatin
Lee, Helen T.,Woo, Peter W. K.
, p. 129 - 133 (1999)
[14C]Atorvastatin was synthesized in a ten-step sequence with an overall yield of 5.7%. The label was introduced as sodium [1-14C]acetate, which was converted via the acid chloride to the (S)-2-hydroxy-1,2,2-triphenylethyl ester 4. C
