Thiocrown Ether Additive Effects on Diastereoselectivity of the Lipase-Catalyzed Reaction: Preparation of Optically Active 3-Hydroxy-2-methylalkanenitriles through a Double Enzymatic Reaction Strategy
The additive effect on diastereoselectivity towards the lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of acetates of 3-hydroxy-2-methyl- or 3-hydroxy-2-ethylalkanenitriles has been investigated. Diastereoselectivity was not influenced by thiocrown ether additives, although a significant modification of enantioselectivity was observed. Origin of the diastereoselectivity of the lipase-catalyzed reaction was thus evidently