ASYMMETRIC REDUCTION OF ALPHA,BETA-UNSATURATED KETONES WITH BAKERS-YEAST

Authors
KAWAI Y SAITOU K HIDA K OHNO A
Citation
Y. Kawai et al., ASYMMETRIC REDUCTION OF ALPHA,BETA-UNSATURATED KETONES WITH BAKERS-YEAST, Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 6(9), 1995, pp. 2143-2144
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear","Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Tetrahedron : asymmetry → ACNP
ISSN journal
09574166
Volume
6
Issue
9
Year of publication
1995
Pages
2143 - 2144
Database
ISI
SICI code
0957-4166(1995)6:9<2143:AROAKW>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Bakers' yeast reduction of 3-methyl-4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one affords the corresponding saturated (3S)-ketone selectively, while 4-(2-furyl)-3- methyl-3-buten-2-one is selectively transformed to the corresponding ( 2S)-allylic alcohol.