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Stereochemistry of baker's yeast mediated reduction of α,β-unsaturated δ-lactones in the goniothalamin series
Fuganti,Pedrocchi-Fantoni,Sarra,Servi
, p. 1135 - 1138 (1994)
Baker's yeast reduction of racemic α,β-unsaturated δ-lactones 5, 6 and 7 proceeds with kinetic preference for the (S) enantiomers. The procedure allows the obtainment of enantiomerically pure (+)-(R)-goniothalamin 5.
