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Single pot double kinetic resolution of (±) ethyl 4-chloro-3-O-acetyl butanoate 1 by transesterification with n-butanol in diisopropyl ether using the enzyme Candida Cylindracea Lipase (CCL) is investigated. This technique is found to give products with better optical purity.
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Thakkar, N.V., Banerji, A.A. & Bevinakatti, H.S. Double kinetic resolution of (±) ethyl 4 - chloro - 3- 0-acetyl butanoate. Biotechnol Lett 16, 1299–1302 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00149635
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