Enzymatic ammonolysis of ethyl (±)-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoate. Chemoenzymatic syntheses of both enantiomers of pyrrolidin-3-ol and 5-(chloromethyl)-1, 3- …
Lipase B from Candida antarctica efficiently catalysed the kinetic resolution of ethyl (±)-4- chloro-3-hydroxybutanoate through an ammonolysis reaction. Using this methodology, both enantiomers of 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanamide were prepared and converted into pyrrolidin- 3-ol and 5-(chloromethyl)-1, 3-oxazolidin-2-one by simple processes consisting of a reduction reaction and a Hofmann rearrangement, respectively.
[Madhusudhan; Reddy, M. Srinivasa; Reddy, Y. Narayana; Vijayalakshmi; Suribabu; Balraju Indian Journal of Chemistry - Section B Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2010 , vol. 49, # 7 p. 978 - 984]