Tetrahedron: Asymmetry

Asymmetric reduction of simple aliphatic ketones with dried cells of Geotrichum candidum

T Matsuda, Y Nakajima, T Harada, K Nakamura

Index: Matsuda, Tomoko; Nakajima, Yuta; Harada, Tadao; Nakamura, Kaoru Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 2002 , vol. 13, # 9 p. 971 - 974

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Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Simple aliphatic ketones such as 2-pentanone, 2-butanone, 3-hexanone, etc., were reduced with high yield and excellent enantioselectivity to the corresponding (S)-alcohols using dried cells of Geotrichum candidum. ... Simple aliphatic ketones such as 2-pentanone, 2-butanone, 3-hexanone, ...