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Preparation of (R)-(+)-lithium lactate

Herstellung von (R)-(+)-Lithiumlactat

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Optically pure (R)-(+)-lithium lactate (7) and its benzyl ether analogue (6a) were obtained from acetaldehyde usingEliel's 1,3-trans-oxathiane (1) as the chiral auxiliary for chromatographic separation.

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Optisch reines (R)-(+)-Lithiumlactat (7) und sein Benzyletheranaloges (6a) wurden mittelsEliels 1,3-trans-Oxathian (1) als chiralem Hilfsstoff zur chromatographischen Trennung aus Acetaldehyd hergestellt.

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  1. H. Cervantes-Cuevas

    Present address: Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, UAM-Azcapotzalco, México

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  1. Departamento de Química del Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 07000, México, D.F., México

    H. Cervantes-Cuevas & P. Joseph-Nathan

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Cervantes-Cuevas, H., Joseph-Nathan, P. Preparation of (R)-(+)-lithium lactate. Monatsh Chem 128, 201–206 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00807309

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