Preparation of (4S)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-(2′-propynyl)-2-cyclopentenone by combination of enzymatic hydrolysis and chemical transformation

Autor: Akira Maehara, Hidenori Danda, Takeaki Umemura
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Tetrahedron Letters. 32:5119-5122
ISSN: 0040-4039
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(00)93443-9
Popis: (4S)-4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-2-(2′-propynyl)-2-cyclopentenone ((S)-2), which is an important alcohol moiety of optically active pyrethroid insecticides, was prepared from the corresponding racemic acetate ((±)- 1 ) by the combination of enzymatic hydrolysis and chemical transformation in high chemical and optical yields.
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