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. 2024 Feb 19;14(9):6121–6126. doi: 10.1039/d3ra08594e

Table 3. Hydrolysis of racemic and chiral β-lactones.

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Entry β-lactone 11 (mol%) Temp. (°C) Yield (%) % ee
1 (RS)-4 10 −10 28 80 (S)
2 (RS)-4 10 −20 18 78 (S)
3 (RS)-4 20 0 90 74 (S)
4 (RS)-4 5 0 84 68 (S)
5 (RS)-4 10 0 71 72 (S)
6 (S)-4 10 0 71 76 (S)
7 (R)-4 10 0 67 66 (S)