反应详情

Ethyl phenylglyoxylate (1.6 mmol) was asymmetrically reduced in the same manner as in Example 6, except that DMF was used as the reaction medium, giving 0.25 g of ethyl (R)-(-)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetate, having specific rotation [α]D20 of 38.8° (cl. 00, CHCl3). The synthesis yield was 80% and the optical yield was 75% e.e.