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Preparation of (4S)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-(2′-propynyl)-2-cyclopentenone by combination of enzymatic hydrolysis and chemical transformation
Danda, Hidenori,Maehara, Akira,Umemura, Takeaki
, p. 5119 - 5122 (1991)
(4S)-4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-2-(2′-propynyl)-2-cyclopentenone ((S)-2), which is an important alcohol moiety of optically active pyrethroid insecticides, was prepared from the corresponding racemic acetate ((±)-1) by the combination of enzymatic hydrolysis and chemical transformation in high chemical and optical yields.