Abstract

Optically active compounds of the following chemical structures were synthesized from lactic acids:

$R_1—(\text{CORE})—{\text{OCH}}_2\stackrel{\ast }{\text{CH}}\left({\text{CH}}_3\right)\text{OC}(\text{O})—R_2;$ (1)

$R_2—(\text{CORE})—{\text{OCH}}_2\stackrel{*}{\text{C}}\text{H}\left({\text{CH}}_3\right)\text{OC}(\text{O})\stackrel{*}{\text{C}}\text{H}\left({\text{CH}}_3\right)\text{O}—R_2$ (2)

(R₁, the alkyl or alkoxy group; R₂, alkyl group).

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