HIGHLY ENANTIOSELECTIVE REDUCTION OF δ-KETO ACIDS WITH FERMENTING BAKER'S YEAST. A FACILE SYNTHESIS OF OPTICALLY PURE (R)-(+)-5-HEXADECANOLIDE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1985.1475

Optically pure (R)-(+)-hexadecanolide, (+)-5-tridecanolide, and (+)-5-nonanolide were prepared from the corresponding δ-keto acids by reduction with fermenting baker's yeast.