Kinetic resolution of 2-furylcarbinols using the Sharpless oxidation and its application to the synthesis of (5R,6S)-6-acetoxy-5-hexadecanolide

Article abstract of DOI:10.3987/COM-88-4690

Kinetic resolution of 2-furylcarbinols employing 10 mol% of Ti(OⁱPr)₄ in the presence of molecular sieves 3A under the Sharpless oxidation condition generally affords corresponding optically active 2-furylcarbinols in a range of 80-9