Syntheses of (<i>R</i>)- and (<i>S</i>)-3-Methylheptanoic Acids
作者:Shunji Zhang、Yong Shi、Weisheng Tian
DOI:10.1002/cjoc.201400861
日期:2015.6
Starting from chiral methyl molecules 3 and 4, both derived from (R)‐4‐methyl‐δ‐valerolactone, we have accomplished the synthesis of (R) and (S)‐3‐methylheptanoic acids. Our methods are amendable to the syntheses of a wide variety of chiral 3‐methyl alkanoic acids.