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The presence of zinc chloride in the reduction of chiral β-ketosulphoxides with di-isobutylaluminium hydride effects high 1,3-asymmetric induction to give β-hydroxysulphoxides; this method can be successfully applied to the synthesis of optically pure 1,4- or 1,5-lactones.
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Kosugi et al. (1985) studied this question.
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