Cheng-yi Chen, Lisa F. Frey, Scott Shultz, Debra J. Wallace, Karen Marcantonio, Joeseph F. Payack, Enrique Vazquez, Shawn A. Springfield, George Zhou, Ping Liu, Gerard R. Kieczykowski, Alex M. Chen, Brian D. Phenix, Utpal Singh, Jeff Strine, Brianne Izzo, and Shane W. Krska .
Catalytic, Enantioselective Synthesis of Taranabant, a Novel, Acyclic Cannabinoid-1 Receptor Inverse Agonist for the Treatment of Obesity, Org. Process Res. Dev., 11 (3), 616 -623, 2007The asymmetric synthesis of MK-0364, taranabant is described