Chiral synthesis of (S)-(+)-γ-hydroxymethyl-γ-butyrolactone

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919908086215

S-(+)-γ-hydroxymethyl-γ-butyrolactone has been synthesized from D- ribonolactone as chiral template.

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Chiral Synthesis of (S)-
(+)-γ-Hydroxymethyl-γ-
Butyrolactone
V. Salas-Reyes a
a Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of
Chemical Sciences, University of Concepción, Casilla
3-C, Concepción, Chile
Published online: 17 Sep 2007.
To cite this article: V. Salas-Reyes (1999): Chiral Synthesis of (S)-(+)-γ-
Hydroxymethyl-γ-Butyrolactone, Synthetic Communications: An International Journal
for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 29:12, 2187-2199
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