Various (R)- and (S)-1-trimethylsilyl-1-alkyn-3-ols, chiral building units useful for the synthesis of biologically active compounds, have been efficiently resolved by enantioselective acetylation mediated by immobilized lipase PS. The resolution is applied to the synthesis of (R)- and (S)-5-octyl-2-(5H)-furanones. (C) 1997, Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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