Miyazawa T, Yamamoto M, Danjo H. Chemoselective acylation of (hydroxyalkyl)phenols catalyzed by Candida antarctica lipase B.
Biotechnol Lett 2012;
35:625-30. [PMID:
23250446 DOI:
10.1007/s10529-012-1124-z]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Acylation of (hydroxyalkyl)phenols with vinyl esters by lipase B from Candida antarctica proceeded smoothly in a highly chemoselective manner, affording their alkyl esters exclusively or at least predominantly. The enzyme therefore discriminates between an alcoholic hydroxyl from a phenolic hydroxyl in addition to having versatile catalytic abilities for organic synthesis.
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