Yamauchi Satoshi, Kinoshita Yoshihiro, Kinoshita Yoshiro
Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2003 Sep;67(9):1959-69. doi: 10.1271/bbb.67.1959.
(R) and (S)-Aldehydes 2, which are intermediates for the synthesis of (5R) and (5S)-HETE, were respectively synthesized from the yeast-mediated reductive products, hydroxy ester 3 and cis-lactone 4, through Baeyer-Villiger oxidation with complete retention of enantiomeric excess.