摘要:
The preparation of enantiomerically enriched sotolon 1 has been studied starting from the racemic precursor 2. Yeast reduction of 2 is diastereoselective, giving access to the corresponding racemic alcohol 3 of anti relative configuration, the acetate of which is resolved into its enantiomers via a lipase catalyzed interesterification with n-butanol. Enantiomerically pure 4 affords (S)-1 of 0.75 ee.