摘要:
Reduction of 3-chloro-2-oxoalkanoic esters with fermenting bakers' yeast gave optically active 3-chloro-2-hydroxyalkanoic esters 2 (anti(2S,3R)/syn (2S,3S) = 52:48-90:10) in 50-85% yields with >95% ee except for 43% ee of ethy syn-(2S,3S)-3-chloro-2-hydroxy-4 phenylbutanoate (2j). Compounds 2 were treated with NaOEt to give (E)-(2R,3S)-2,3-epoxyalkanoates 3 in 30-66% yields with 44-64% ee. Optically active 2,3-epoxy alcohols (cis-23, trans-23, and trans-25), key intermediates for the syntheses of (-)-disparlure (4), mosquito pheromone (5), and a component of passion fruit flavor (6), were prepared with more than 86% ee in high yields.