Benzyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate → HCID 10822918, compound

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The same procedure was repeated except that racemic butyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate was changed into the racemic benzyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate 1.0 g (4.5 mmol) obtained in Reference example 3 and stirring time was changed into nine hours. The resulting mixture was reacted with stirring. After the reaction was stopped, the conversion of 52% was determined. The steps from filtration of the lipase to chromatograph with a silica gel column were conducted as shown in Example 1 to obtain (R)-methyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate 0.24 g (1.6 mmol, 36%) and (S)-benzyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate 0.40 g (1.8 mmol, 40%). Optical purity of these compounds was determined by HPLC. The optical purity of the (R)-compound was 88% ee and that of the (S)-compound was 96% ee.

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