Simple and Highly Convenient Two-Step Pr
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M. Mahalingam; N. Sathyamurthi; I.โ
S. Aidhen
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A synthesis of enantiopure methyl d-erythro-2,3-dihydroxybutanoate has been realized using two simple and consecutive reactions on d-erythronolactone as the starting material. The two reactions are lactone ring opening with hydrobromic acid in methanol and subsequent reductive debromination.