摘要:
                                Immobilized lipase (Pseudomonas sp.)-catalyzed transesterification of (RS)-4-cyano-4-isopropyl-4-phenyl-1-butanol 4 in vinyl acetate gave (S)-4-cyano-4-isopropyl-4-phenyl-1-butyl acetate 3a with high enantiomeric excess values and conversions (95-97% ee, 30-47%, E = 90-93), leaving the enantiomerically pure (R)-alcohol 4 (>99% ee) unreacted. As 3a can be efficiently converted to E2050, use of the immobilized lipase should provide an economical route for large-scale synthesis of E2050. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.