Use of biological systems for the preparation of chiral synthons. Part II. Preparation of (-)-cis-and (-)-trans-2, 4-dimethylcyclohexan-1-ones for the synthesis of …

A Kergomard, G Dauphin, H Veschambre

Index: Kergomard; Dauphin; Veschambre Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, 1987 , vol. 51, # 8 p. 2117 - 2122

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Abstract

Microbial reduction of (±)-2, 4-dimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one by Beauveria sulfurescens led mainly to two isomers of 2, 4-dimethylcyclohexanols. By oxidation of these alcohols, chiral building blocks for cycloheximide synthesis were obtained, namely (-)-(2R, 4R)-2, 4-