In recent years, we have been exploring the use of enzymes, and particularly lipases, in organic solvents, for the synthesis and resolution of nitrogen-containing organic compounds.[1]1,2-Amino alcohols were resolved via an enzymatic aminolysis reaction,[2]although the enzymatic transesterification of N-protected amino alcohols has been reported by ourselves [3]and others[4]as an efficient procedure for the resolution of some amino alcohols. ... Surprisingly, very little attention ...
[Harris, Lawrence; Mee, Simon P. H.; Furneaux, Richard H.; Gainsford, Graeme J.; Luxenburger, Andreas Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2011 , vol. 76, # 2 p. 358 - 372]