A SIMPLE PREPARATION OF R OR S GLYCIDIC ESTERS; APPLICATION TO THE SYNTHESIS OF ENANTIOMERICALLY PURE α-HYDROXYESTERS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)96028-3

The simple preparation of enantiomerically pure α-hydroxyesters by the regioselective reaction of lithio and magnesiocuprates with glycidic esters 3 or 3' readily available from serine is described.