Racemic enol acetates 2-4 and 9 derived from prochiral 8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]o
ct-6-en-3-ones have been resolved with good enantioselectivity (E=45, 47, 4
8 and 7.8, respectively) using silica-adsorbed Humicola sp. lipase and the
absolute configuration of enol acetate 2 was determined by X-ray crystallog
raphic analysis of the camphanyl derivative 13. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science L
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