Sodium cyanoborohydride → t-Butyl 5-phenyl-3,5-dihydroxypentanoate

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By carrying out the reaction as in Example 9 but starting from 1.06 g of t-butyl 5-phenyl-5-hydroxy-3-oxopentanoate and using 1.05 cm3 of titanium chloride triisopropoxide (4.17 mmol) and 281.4 mg of sodium cyanoborohydride (4.24 mmol), there is obtained, after reacting for 3 hours 30 minutes, with a yield of 68%, 720 mg of t-butyl 5-phenyl-3,5-dihydroxypentanoate for which the syn/anti ratio is equal to 95/5.

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