New Method for Synthesizing the Intermediates to 5-HETE from Yeast-mediated Reduction Products by Employing Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation with Complete Retention of Enantiomeric Excess

Abstract

  (R) and (S)-Aldehydes 2, which are intermediates for the synthesis of (5R) and (5S)-HETE, were respectively synthesized from the yeast-mediated reductive products, hydroxy ester 3 and cis-lactone 4, through Baeyer-Villiger oxidation with complete retention of enantiomeric excess.