Lipase-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of 6-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)-1,3-dioxin-4-ones and their conversion to chiral 5,6-epoxyhexanoates

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)82114-X

Highly enantioselective syntheses of (R)- and (S)-6-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)-1,3-dioxin-4-ones by means of lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolutions are described. Chiral dioxinones thus obtained have been converted to optically active 5,6-epoxyhexanoates, which are important precursors for a series of biologically active compounds.