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BIOCHEMICAL PREPARATIONS OF BOTH THE ENANTIOMERS OF METHYL 3-HYDROXYPENTANOATE AND THEIR CONVERSION TO THE ENANTIOMERS OF 4-HEXANOLIDE, THE PHEROMONE OF TROGODERMA GLABRUM
Mori, Kenji,Mori, Hideto,Sugai, Takeshi
, p. 919 - 926 (2007/10/02)
Both the enantiomers of methyl 3-hydroxypentanoate were prepared by microbial asymmetric reduction of 3-oxopentanoic esters.Conversion of methyl 3-hydroxypentanoate to 4-hexanolide, the pheromone of Trogoderma glabrum, was achieved.
