(S)-(-)-6-Hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-chromanmethanol, an intermediate of natural alpha-tocopherol was synthesized from (S)-2-benzyloxy-2-methyl-4-pentenoic acid, which was obtained by the enzymatic hydrolysis of the corresponding racemic methyl ester.
(S)-(-)-6-Hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-chromanmethanol, an intermediate of natural alpha-tocopherol was synthesized from (S)-2-benzyloxy-2-methyl-4-pentenoic acid, which was obtained by the enzymatic hydrolysis of the corresponding racemic methyl ester.