Published: May 15, 1999Received: November 04, 1998Available on J-STAGE: March 31, 2008Accepted: February 03, 1999
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Several α-methoxy- and α-hydroxycarboxylic acids have been synthesized by a new one-pot synthesis using ketones, tribromomethane, and potassium hydroxide in methanol and water, respectively, in good yields.