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ChemInform Abstract: Practical Syntheses of (S)-4-Hydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-one, (S)-3- Hydroxytetrahydrofuran and Their (R)-Enantiomers.
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The title compounds (II) and (IV) are prepared from enantiomerically pure butanoate (I) by refluxing in dilute HCl without racemization. The (R)-enantiomers are obtained under similar conditions also without racemization.
