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Highly enantioselective reduction of symmetrical diacetylaromatics with baker's yeast
Uchiyama, Masahiko,Katoh, Nobuo,Mimura, Rio,Yokota, Naoko,Shimogaichi, Yuki,Shimazaki, Makoto,Ohta, Akihiro
, p. 3467 - 3474 (2007/10/03)
Asymmetric reduction of symmetrical diacetylaromatics (1a, 1b, and 1d- g) with baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) provided the corresponding alcohols of high enantiomeric purity. By choosing appropriate reaction conditions, the products were preferentially the monoalcohols over the diols.
