Juan B. Rodriguez, S. Markey, H. Ziffer
1993
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Tetrahedron-asymmetry
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Abstract Optically pure samples of both enantiomers of methyl 2,3-dihydroxy-2-methylpropanoate were prepared by a chromatographic separation of their (−)-menthyl esters followed by hydrolysis and methylation. Their absolute stereochemistries were established by conversion into their 3-O-acetyl derivatives, compounds of established configuration. NMR and CG-MS methods of determining the optical purities of the diols are described.