A new method for stereochemical control
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Kaoru Nakamura; Yasushi Kawai; Shinzaburo Oka; Atsuyoshi Ohno
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Article
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1989
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Elsevier Science
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French
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Yeast reduction of methyl 3-oxnpcntanoate gives the L-hydroxy ester when bakers' yeast is immobilized by magnesium alginate and the reaction is run under a high concentration of magnesium ion. The D-hydroxy ester is obtained under normal reaction conditions. Asymmetric reduction of ketones by yeast