Microorganisms reduce carbonyl compounds to alochols


Microorganisms reduce carbonyl compounds to alochols stereoselectively. 5-chloro-2-pentanone is reduced to (S)-5-chloro-2-pentanol in this way. Distillation of this alcohol over sodium hydride gives a chiral cyclic ether. Write stereochemically correct structural formulae for the alcohol and the cyclic ether.

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Chemistry: Microorganisms reduce carbonyl compounds to alochols
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