Enantioselective bioreduction of ( E )-1-phenyl-1,2-alkanedione 2-( O- methyloxime)
作者:Olyr C Kreutz、Renata C.M Segura、J.Augusto R Rodrigues、Paulo J.S Moran
DOI:10.1016/s0957-4166(00)00163-4
日期:2000.6
The baker's yeast reduction of (E)-1-phenyI-1,2-alkanedione 2-(O-methyloxime), PhC(O)C(NOMe)R (R = Me, Et, n-Pr, n-Bu), gave the corresponding optically active alcohols PhCH2OHC(NOMe)R in 88-99% enantiomeric excess and 48-75% chemical yield. The R configuration was proposed for these alcohols based on circular dichroism analysis. Only the phenylglyoxal O-methylaldoxime (R=H) gave poor enantiomeric excess (65%) and chemical yield (14%). These compounds are potential chiral building blocks for the stereoselective synthesis of norephedrine analogs. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.