A one-pot remote allylic hydroxylation and Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of a bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-6-one by Cunninghamella echinulata NRRL 3655

I J S Fairlamb, S Grant, G Grogan, D A Maddrell, J C Nichols

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Abstract

7-exo-Methyl-7-endo-phenylbicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-6-one 3 undergoes Baeyer-Villiger and allylic oxidation, to yield novel hydroxylactone 8 in good yield by Cunninghamella echinulata NRRL 3655, representing a one step biocatalytic access to a cyclopentanoid scaffold with three chiral centers. Interesting, allylic oxidation occurs with transposition of the double bond.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1831-1833
Number of pages3
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume2
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

Keywords

  • CHEMOENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS

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