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Diastereoface-differentiating oxidation of the chiral enol ether prepa
red from cyclohexanone and optically active 2,4-pentanediol gave a dia
stereomeric mixture of the corresponding 2-hydroxycyclohexanone acetal
. The diastereomeric excess of the product reached over 99% by oxidati
on with m-chloroperbenzoic acid at -78 degrees C. Oxidation with t-but
yl hydroperoxide in the presence of metal catalysts also resulted in h
igh diastereomeric excesses of up to 97%. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Lt
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