Both enantiomers of optically active 2-alkanol are produced by transesterification reaction of racemic 2-alkanol and aliphatic acid 2,2,2-trichloroethylesler in the presence of enzyme derived from Candida antarctica.
Both enantiomers of optically active 2-alkanol, which are useful as starting materials of liquid crystal materials and have optical purity of 99% or more, can be efficiently produced.
外消旋 2-烷醇与脂肪族酸 2,2,2-
三氯乙烷在白色念珠菌酶的作用下发生酯交换反应,生成了具有光学活性的 2-烷醇的两种对映体。
光学活性 2-烷醇的两种对映体均可高效制得,这两种对映体可用作液晶材料的起始原料,光学纯度可达 99% 或更高。