ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of (S)-2-Ethyl-2-methylpentanoic Acid from the Formate Ester of (S) Ethyl 2-Formyl-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate.

✍ Scribed by G. FRONZA; G. FOGLIATO; C. FUGANTI; P. GRASSELLI; R. RIGONI

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2010
• Weight: 30 KB
• Volume: 28
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0931-7597
• DOI: 10.1002/chin.199710068

✦ Synopsis

Synthesis of (S)-2-Ethyl-2-methylpentanoic Acid from the Formate Ester of (S) Ethyl 2-Formyl-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate.

-The key steps in the synthesis of the title compound (X) are olefinations of the aldehydes (I) and (VII). -(FRONZA, G.;