Optically pure (R)-(+)-lithium lactate (7) and its benzyl ether analogue (6a) were obtained from acetaldehyde using Eliel's 1,3-trans-oxathiane (1) as the chiral auxiliary for chromatographic separation.
Optically pure (R)-(+)-lithium lactate (7) and its benzyl ether analogue (6a) were obtained from acetaldehyde using Eliel's 1,3-trans-oxathiane (1) as the chiral auxiliary for chromatographic separation.
Optically pure (R)-(+)-lithium lactate (7) and its benzyl ether analogue (6a) were obtained from acetaldehyde using Eliel's 1,3-trans-oxathiane (1) as the chiral auxiliary for chromatographic separation.