Zy. Liu et al., The conversion of racemic terminal epoxides into either (+)- or (-)-diol gamma- and delta-lactones, J CHEM S P1, (20), 2000, pp. 3519-3521
The conversion of racemic terminal epoxides into either (+)- or (-)-diol ga
mma- and delta-lactones is described with hydrolytic kinetic resolution (HK
R) as the key step.