OPTICALLY PURE (S)-3-PHENYLTHIO-1,2-PROPANEDIOL: SYNTHESIS BY THE YEAST REDUCTION AND USE AS A PRECURSOR OF BOTH ENANTIOMERS OF SECONDARY ALCOHOLS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)89133-9

Optically pure (S)-3-phenylthio-1,2-propanediol was obtained by the enantioselective reduction of 1-hydroxy-3-phenylthio-2-propanone with the Baker's yeast, and was found to be a convenient precursor for both enantiomers of secondary alcohols, which was d