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cis-1,2-Dihydrocatechols in Chemical Synthesis: First Synthesis of L-Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) from a Non-Carbohydrate Source
Martin G. Banwell, Simon Blakey, Gwion Harfoot and Robert W. Longmore
Australian Journal of Chemistry 52(2) 137 - 142
Abstract
The cis-1,2-dihydrocatechol (2), which is obtained in
enantiopure form by microbial oxidation of chlorobenzene, has been converted,
via 3,5-O-benzylidene-L-gulono-1,4-lactone (8), into
L-ascorbic acid (1).
Full text doi:10.1071/C98157
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