A Facile Access to (R)-Methyl 2-Oxocyclopentane-1-acetateviaLipase-Catalyzed Irreversible Transesterification

Abstract
A highly efficient kinetic resolution of (±)-methyl trans-2-hydroxycyclopentane-1-acetate via lipase PS-catalyzed irreversible transesterification provides a facile and economical entry to (R)-methyl 2-oxocyclopentane-1-acetate of 96% ee, a starting material for the convergent synthesis of (+)-isocarbacyclin.
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