M. Vamos, Yoshihisa Kobayashi
Apr 17, 2008
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The Journal of organic chemistry
Abstract
The efficient, scalable preparation of both enantiomers of 2-(1-hydroxy-2-oxocyclohexyl)acetic acid in enantiomerically pure form is reported using environmentally benign conditions in 30% overall yield (6 steps) for the (S)-isomer, in 27% (7 steps) for the (R)-isomer, from cyclohexanone.