Kaoru Nakamura, T. Miyai, K. Fukushima
Jun 1, 1990
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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Abstract
The reduction of ethyl 2-allyl-3-oxobutanoate mediated by Mucor javanicus affords the corresponding (2R,3S)-syn-hydroxy ester. The stereoselectivity is excellent and complementary to the reduction mediated by bakers′ yeast where the (2S,3S)-anti-hydroxy ester is obtained.