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Biocatalytic hydration of 3-methyl- or 3-ethyl-2-butenolide with resting cells of Rhodococcus rhodochrous ATCC 17895 gave the corresponding (R)-3-hydroxy-3-alkylbutanolide in moderate yield and with ≥95% e.e. © Rapid Science Ltd. 1998
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Holland, H.L., Gu, JX. Preparation of (R)-3-hydroxy-3-alkylbutanolides by biocatalytic hydration of 3-alkyl-2-butenolides using Rhodococcus rhodochrous. Biotechnology Letters 20, 1125–1126 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005320202278
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