Synlett 2004(3): 485-488  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-817746
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A Chemoenzymatic Approach to Optically Active 5-Hydroxy-3-oxo-carboxylates

Chengfu Xu, Yonghui Zhang, Chengye Yuan*
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Lu, Shanghai, 200032, P. R. China
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Received 17 December 2003
Publication Date:
06 February 2004 (online)

Abstract

Enzymatic hydrolysis was applied to the preparation of certain chiral 5-hydroxy-3-oxo-carboxylates that are potential precursors for natural product synthesis via the formation of lactone derivatives and tetrahydropyran rings.

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Conditions of chiral HPLC were recorded in Table [2] .