Vinyl Acetate → (S)-1-[4-(1-hydroxyethyl)-phenyl]-3,3-dimethylbutan-1-one

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Dissolve 1-[4-(1-hydroxyethyl)-phenyl]-3,3-dimethylbutan-1-one (1.519 g, 6.905 mmol) in diisopropyl ether (20 mL). Add 4 Å molecular sieves powder (1.5 g), vinyl acetate (2 mL) and lipase Candida Antarctica acrylic resin (150 mg). Stir the mixture at room temperature overnight. Remove the solid residue by filtration. Concentrate the filtrate in vacuo and purify the crude mixture by chromatography on silica gel eluting with hexane/EtOAc (4:1) to give (R)-1-(1-acetoxy-ethyl)-4-(3,3-dimethyl-butyryl)-benzene as colorless oil (0.661 g, 36%) and (S)-1-[4-(1-hydroxyethyl)-phenyl]-3,3-dimethylbutan-1-one as a light yellow oil (0.737 g, 49%).

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