摘要:
A series of racemic DELTA2-isoxazolinecarboxylates have been synthesized and subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis by a protease from Aspergillus oryzae in a two-phase system. Out of these compounds only isoxazoline-5-carboxylates unsubstituted at C-4 were hydrolyzed. Thus, from 3-ethoxycarbonyl-, 3-methyl-, and 3-phenyl-DELTA2-isoxazoline-5-carboxylates the corresponding (R)-configurated carboxylic acids are obtained. In contrast, an additional methyl group at C-5 changes the steric course of the hydrolysis to give predominantly the (S)-acid. The enantioselectivities obtained are in the range of E = 5-35.