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A SATURATED ASYMMETRIC ISOPRENE SYNTHON SYNTHESIS, RESOLUTION AND ABSOLUTE CONFIGURATION
Boedeker, C.,Waard, E.R. de,Huisman, H.O.
, p. 1233 - 1236 (2007/10/02)
The unknown racemic 3-methyl-4-phenylsulfonylbutanoic acid (4) is synthesized by standard procedures.The acid is resolved into its enantiomers by alternating treatment with l- and d-ephedrine.The S-(+)-acid 4 is converted into R-(+)-dihydrocitronellol (7)
