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(S)-β,ω-Dihydroxyalkyl Phenyl Sulfones. Synthesis by Bakers' Yeast Reduction and Use as Precursors of Optically Active Lactones
Sato, Toshio,Okumura, Yoshiyuki,Itai, Junichi,Fujisawa, Tamotsu
, p. 1537 - 1540 (1988)
The enantioselective reduction of ω-hydroxy-β-ketoalkyl phenyl sulfones with bakers' yeast gives (S)-ω,β-dihydroxyalkyl phenyl sulfones, which are convenient precursors for optically active lactones as shown in the synthesis of (R)-4-hexanolide and (R)-umbelactone.
