Glänzer BI, Königsberger K, Berger B, Faber K, Griengl H. Strategies for the chemoenzymatic preparation of optically active 1-alkyn-3-ols.
Chem Phys Lipids 1990;
54:43-8. [PMID:
2113835 DOI:
10.1016/0009-3084(90)90058-y]
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Abstract
A series of (R)- and (S)-1-alkyn-3-ols, chiral building units for the synthesis of leukotrienes and pheromones, were prepared via enantioselective hydrolysis of their racemic esters. While the majority of biocatalysts employed (lipases, fermenting or freeze-dried microorganisms) failed in discriminating between enantiomers, lyophilized cells of baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hansen) gave (S)-1-alkyn-3-ols and their corresponding (R)-esters with greater than 90% e.e.
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