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Effect of the α-Methyl Substituent on Chemoselectivity in Esterase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of S-Acetyl Sulfanylalkanoates

I Kumar, RS Jolly

Index: Organic Letters, , vol. 1, # 2 p. 207 - 209

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... Organic Letters. Advanced Search. ... (i) The esterase has a preference for the S enantiomer for both thiol ester and oxoester as is evident in the enantiomeric excess of the products obtained, when the reaction was stopped at 30% conversion (entry 1 in Table 2). (ii) Racemic ...