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The baker's yeast reduction of the β-keto aldehydes in the presence of a sulfur compound
Hayakawa, Ryuuichirou,Shimizu, Makoto
, p. 1298 - 1300 (1999)
Improved enantio- and diastereoselectivity was achieved in the baker's yeast reduction of β-keto aldehyde derivatives using a sulfur compound as an additive. The resulting enantiomerically pure diol was transformed into serricornin, a sex pheromone of the cigarette beetle.
