Atorvastatin (Lipitor) is used to decrease patient serum cholesterol levels. It works by inhibiting an enzyme called HMG-COA reductase. See"Connections to Biological Chemistry" one synthesis of atorvastatin that produces the desired single enantiomer of the final product, the following reagents are used. Draw the structures of synthetic intermedi- ates A and B. In -Cl NaCN НО. A B DMSO Pyridine

Atorvastatin (Lipitor) is used to decrease patient serum cholesterol levels. It works by inhibiting an enzyme called HMG-COA reductase. See"Connections to Biological Chemistry" one synthesis of atorvastatin that produces the desired single enantiomer of the final product, the following reagents are used. Draw the structures of synthetic intermedi- ates A and B. In -Cl NaCN НО. A B DMSO Pyridine

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