Pseudomonas cepacia lipase (PCL) has been immobilized by coating the enzyme on an epoxysilica HPLC column. The biocatalyst has been successfully used for the preparation of both the enantiomers of 3-acetoxy-2-benzyl-propan-1-ol and of 3-acetoxy-2-methylpropan-1- ol. The immobilized enzyme is active after months of use either in aqueous or in organic media.