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A Synthesis of Natural α-Tocopherol Intermediate
Sugai, Takeshi,Watanabe, Naoyuki,Ohta, Hiromichi
, p. 371 - 376 (1991)
(S)-(-)-6-Hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-chromanmethanol, an intermediate of natural α-tocopherol was synthesized from (S)-2-benzyloxy-2-methyl-4-pentenoic acid, which was obtained by the enzymatic hydrolysis of the corresponding racemic methyl ester.
