Baker ' s yeast mediated reduction of various phenylfuran-2-yl-ethanones has been studied. The infl uence of the reaction conditions, the type and position of the substituents, as well the presence of various additives on the enantiomeric composition of the products and the reaction yield are discussed. The absolute confi guration of the reaction products was established using a retrosynthetic procedure.
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