Yoshio N. Ito, T. Katsuki*, M. Yamaguchi
1985
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract Potassium triethylborohydride was found to reduce 2-alkyl-3-oxo amides to the corresponding 3-hydroxy amides with excellent anti -diastereoselectivity (>99:1), and in combination with asymmetric acylation, a useful route to optically active anti -2-alkyl-3-hydroxy acids was developed.