Stereochemical control of yeast reductions: Synthesis of R-(+)-α-lipoic acid

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 42, 1989, Pages 5705-5708

  Gopalan, Aravamudan S ^a   Jacobs, Hollie K ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0011489512     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)76176-4     Document Type: Article

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2. Enantiospecific syntheses of trifunctional (R)-3-hydroxy esters by baker's yeast reduction
3. Proof that the absolute configuration of natural ?-lipoic acid is R by the synthesis of its enantiomer [(S)-(?)-?-lipoic acid] from (S)-malic acid
4. Syntheses of ?-(R)- and ?-(S)-lipoic acid from (S)-malic acid
5. Enantiospecific synthesis of (R-(+)-α-lipoic acid from d-glucose
6. A New and Convenient Synthesis of 3-Hydroxychromones
7. Stereospecific synthesis of α-lipoic acid
8. Enantioselective synthesis of R-(+)-?-lipoic acid