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Use of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Dimethyl Malates for a Short Synthesis of Tulipalin B and of Its Enantiomer
Papageorgiou, Christos,Benezra, Claude
, p. 1144 - 1145 (1985)
Pig liver esterase (PLE) hydrolyzes the ester function α to the hydroxyl group in dimethyl malate.This regiospecific reaction was used to synthesize (+)- and (-)-tulipalin B.
