Stereochemical control in microbial reduction. Part 31: Reduction of alkyl 2-oxo-4-arylbutyrates by baker's yeast under selected reaction conditions

…, M Okamura, T Akasaka, Y Kawai, K Hida, A Ohno

Index: Dao, Duc Hai; Okamura, Mutsuo; Akasaka, Takeshi; Kawai, Yasushi; Hida, Kouichi; Ohno, Atsuyoshi Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 1998 , vol. 9, # 15 p. 2725 - 2737

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Abstract

Treatment of baker's yeast with phenacyl chloride in an aqueous–organic solvent has been proven to be an effective method of inhibiting the enzymes that afford (S)-enantiomers of α- hydroxy esters in the reduction of α-keto esters. The procedure is effective for the whole-cell system to produce the (R)-product with high chemical yield and high enantiomeric excess.

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