OXIDATION OF SOME PROCHIRAL 3-SUBSTITUTED CYCLOBUTANONES USING MONOOXYGENASE ENZYMES - A SINGLE-STEP METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF OPTICALLY ENRICHED 3-SUBSTITUTED GAMMA-LACTONES

R GAGNON, G GROGAN, E GROUSSAIN, S PEDRAGOSAMOREAU, P F RICHARDSON, S M ROBERTS, A J WILLETTS, V ALPHAND, J LEBRETON, R FURSTOSS

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Abstract

Oxidation of the prochiral cyclobutanones 1-5 using Acinetobacter calcoaceticus NCIMB 9871 and Pseudomonas putida NCIMB 10007 monooxygenases (MO1 and MO2) furnishes the corresponding lactones 6-10 in moderate to excellent yield and enantiomeric purity. These enzymes show enantiocomplementarity in all but one case.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2527-2528
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society-Perkin Transactions 1
Issue number20
Publication statusPublished - 21 Oct 1995

Keywords

  • TRANSFORMATIONS

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