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Novel short-step synthesis of optically active tetronic acids from chiral α-hydroxy acids mediated by 1-hydroxybenzotriazole
Athanasellis, Giorgos,Igglessi-Markopoulou, Olga,Markopoulos, John
, p. 1736 - 1738 (2002)
A novel method for the synthesis of functionalized γ-hydroxy acids and optically active tetronic acids is reported. The synthesis is simple and the compounds are produced in good yields (45-81%). Measurements of their optical rotations show that the react
