Mp. Sibi et Jl. Lu, SYNTHESIS OF BOTH ENANTIOMERS OF C-2 SYMMETRICAL TRANS-2,5-BIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)PYRROLIDINE - LIPASE-MEDIATED SEQUENTIAL KINETIC RESOLUTIONS, Tetrahedron letters, 35(28), 1994, pp. 4915-4918
Lipase mediated sequential kinetic resolution has been employed to giv
e both enantiomers of trans-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine in optic
ally pure form. The effect of different parameters on the ee and yield
s in these resolutions are also reported.