Optically active 1-(benzofuran-2-yl) ethanols and ethane-1, 2-diols by enantiotopic selective bioreductions

…, P Kolonits, A Marcovici, FD Irimie, L Poppe

Index: Paizs, Csaba; Tosa, Monica; Majdik, Cornelia; Moldovan, Paula; Novak, Lajos; Kolonits, Pal; Marcovici, Adriana; Irimie, Florin-Dan; Poppe, Laszlo Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 2003 , vol. 14, # 11 p. 1495 - 1501

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Abstract

Enantiotopic selective reduction of 1-(benzofuran-2-yl) ethanones 1a–d, 1-(benzofuran-2-yl)- 2-hydroxyethanones 4a–c and 2-acetoxy-1-(benzofuran-2-yl) ethanones 3a–c was performed by baker's yeast for preparation of optically active (benzofuran-2-yl) carbinols [( ...