Lipase-catalyzed enantioselective hydrolysis of N-acyloxymethyl groups in organic solvent: syntheses of chiral 5,5-disubstituted 1-methylbarbiturates
                                
                                    
                                        作者:Masakazu Murata、Kazuo Achiwa                                    
                                    
                                        DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(00)93597-4
                                    
                                    
                                        日期:1991.11
                                    
                                    Chiral 5,5,-disubstituted N-acyloxymethylbarbiturates have been obtained in 40-99% optical yields by lipase-catalyzed hydrolyses of 5,5-disubstituted bisacyloxymethylbarbiturates in H2O-saturated diisopropyl ether.  These chiral barbiturates were readily converted into the corresponding chiral N-methylbarbiturates such as (R)-(-)-mephobarbital and (S)-(+)-hexobarbital.