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Synthesis of the (4R,5R)-Isomer of 5-Hydroxy-6-phenyl-4-hexanolide, a Lateral Root-inducing Substance Isolated from Erwinia quercina
Sugai, Takeshi,Noguchi, Hajime,Ohta, Hiromichi
, p. 122 - 126 (2007/10/02)
Lipase-catalyzed enantioselective lactonization of racemic methyl 6-phenyl-4-hydroxy-5-hexynoate worked well to afford (R)-6-phenyl-5-hexyn-4-olide (42 percent yield, 81 percent e.e.).The e.e. of the product was enhanced to 97 percent by the repetition of
