ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF α-HYDROXYTHIOACETALS BY THE BAKER'S YEAST REDUCTION OF α-KETOTHIOACETALS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1985.1751

Asymmetric reduction of α-ketothioacetals was achieved by fermenting baker's yeast to afford optically pure α-hydroxythioacetals which play as equivalents of valuable α-hydroxy aldehydes.The utility of the present method was demonstrated in the stereosele