Lipase-catalyzed chemo- and enantioselective acetylation of 2-alkyl/aryl-3-hydroxypropiophenones
作者:Rajesh Kumar、Abul Azim、Vijayendra Kumar、Sunil K Sharma、Ashok K Prasad、Oliver W Howarth、Carl E Olsen、Subhash C Jain、Virinder S Parmar
DOI:10.1016/s0968-0896(01)00184-5
日期:2001.10
The chemo- and enantioselective capabilities of porcine pancreatic lipase (PPL) in tetrahydrofuran, and Candida rugosa lipase (CRL) in diisopropyl ether have been investigated for the acetylation of racemic 2-alkyl/aryl-3-hydroxypropiophenones, which are important precursors in the synthesis of biologically active chromanones and isoflavanones. A highly chemoselective acetylation of primary hydroxy group in preference to phenolic hydroxy group leading to the formation of enantiomerically enriched monoacetates has been observed. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.