Production of (+)-(S)-Ethyl 3-Hydroxybut
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Beat Wipf; Ernst Kupfer; Roberto Bertazzi; Hans Georg Wilhelm Leuenberger
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Article
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1983
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John Wiley and Sons
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German
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## Abstract The production of (__S__)βethyl 3βhydroxybutyrate **(2)** from ethyl acetoacetate **(1)** in higher yields and with higher optical purity than with the usual procedures was achieved by continuous addition of the substrate **1** and sucrose to an aerated suspension of bakers' yeast. The