Side chain hydroxylation of aromatic compounds by fungi.: 1. Products and stereochemistry

…, EJ Bergen, PC Chenchaiah, SH Khan…

Index: Holland, Herbert L.; Bergen, Eleanor J.; Chenchaiah, P. Chinna; Khan, Shaheer H.; Munoz, Benito; et al. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1987 , vol. 65, p. 502 - 507

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Abstract

The fungus Mortierella isabellina can convert ethylbenzene and a number of para- substituted derivatives to the corresponding optically active 1-phenylethanols with enantiomeric excesses between 5 and 40% and chemical yields up to 45%. 2- Ethylnaphthalene, 2-ethylthiophene, and n-propylbenzene were similarly converted, as were the bicyclic compounds indane and tetralin. In most cases, the R absolute ...