Synthesis 1987; 1987(5): 479-480
DOI: 10.1055/s-1987-27974
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D-ß-Chlorolactic Acid: A Chemical Synthesis

Christophe Morin* , George Sawaya
  • *Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée aux Corps Organisés, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 63, rue de Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France
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18 September 2002 (online)

Nitrous deamination of serine-derived ß-chloroalanine proceeds without significant racemization, thus opening a chemical route to optically active ß-chlorolactic acid.

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