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Enantioselective synthesis of (R)- and (S)-2-alkyl-1,4-butanediols via enantiomerically pure 3-alkyl-5-(menthyloxy)butyrolactones
Lee, Namkyu,Kim, Young-Woo,Chang, Kieyoung,Kim, Key H.,Jew, Sang-Sup,Kim, Dae-Kee
, p. 2429 - 2432 (2007/10/03)
A general and practical synthesis of optically pure (R)- and (S)-2-ethyl, 2-propyl and 2-isopropyl-1,4-butanediols, 9a-c, has been accomplished from optically pure 5-(menthyloxy)butenolides in five steps in good yields.
