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The improvement of the biocatalytic reduction of 2-allyl-carboethoxy-c
yclopentanone (2) to the corresponding cyclopentanol derivative (+)-(1
R,2R)-(1) was accomplished employing baker's yeast in organic media. T
his chiral cyclopentanol derivative (1), analyzed by high resolution g
as chromatography performed over p-cyclodextrin stationary phase, was
obtained in 38% yield (>99% e.e.). (C) 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.