Resolution of protected α and β-hydroxyaldehydes 1a–1e, chiral building blocks in the synthesis of natural products, was easily achieved by lipase-catalyzed stereoselective hydrolysis of corresponding acetic or butyric ester derivative
通过
脂肪酶催化的相应
乙酸或
丁酸酯衍
生物的立体选择性
水解,很容易实现
天然产物合成中手性结构单元受保护的α和β-羟基醛1a-1e的拆分。