Preparation of novel phenylfuran-based cyanohydrin esters: lipase-catalysed kinetic and dynamic resolution
摘要:
A series of novel (R)-5-phenylfuran-2-yl cyanomethyl butanoates were prepared by Pseudomonas cepacia lipase-catalysed dynamic kinetic resolution in toluene. The method exploits a basic resin both for the racemization and formation of phenylfuran-based cyanohydrins and for the decomposition of acetone cyanohydrin in one-pot with enzymatic enantio selective acylation using vinyl butanoate. The lipase-catalysed methanolysis of racemic 5-phenylfuran-2-yi cyanomethyl butanoates in toluene with E much greater than100 was shown to be usable when the corresponding (S)-butanoates are needed. Candida antarctica lipase A provided racemic cyanohydrin butanoates with quantitative chemical yields under mild conditions. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Substituent effects on the stereochemical outcome of the baker’s yeast-mediated biotransformation of α-hydroxy- and α-acetoxymethyl-5-phenylfuran-2-yl-ethanones
摘要:
In this Letter the baker's yeast-mediated biotransformation of variously substituted alpha-hydroxy- and alpha-acetoxymethyl-5-phenylfuran-2-yl-ethanones is described. The stereochemical outcome of the reactions was strongly influenced by the nature of the substituents on the phenyl ring. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.