Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 15512455, compound

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2-Oxo-2-pyridin-3-ylethyl 2,2-dimethylpropanoate (2 g), 2.8 g of glucose, 2.3 mg of NADP and 0.02 ml of Triton X-100 were added to 20 ml of the same culture fluid as used in Example 11, and the reaction was carried at 30° C. with stirring for 2 hours while adjusting the pH to 6.5 with a 5 N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, and the extract was concentrated under reduced pressure to give 2.1 g of (R)-2-hydroxy-2-pyridin-3-ylethyl 2,2-dimethylpropanoate as a light-yellow oil. The optical purity was determined by the same method as used in Example 10 and was 100% ee.

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