152518-85-9Relevant articles and documents
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Bridges,Raman,Ng,Jones
, p. 1461 - 1467 (2007/10/02)
Preparative-scale horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase catalyzed oxidations of meso-1,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclopentyl and -cyclohexyl substrates proceed stereospecifically to give 42-81% yields of the corresponding chiral bridged-bicyclic gamma -lactones of 100% ee. For each diol, oxidation of the hydroxymethyl group attached to the S center occurs exclusively. The stereospecificities observed are as predicted by the active-site model of the enzyme.