Abstract
Regio- and enantioselective reduction of substituted acenaphthenequinones were conducted under mild reaction conditions using plant enzymatic systems. A screening of 15 plants allowed the selection of two suitable plants fulfilling enantiocomplementarity. The (+)- and (-)-mono hydroxyacenaphthenones were achieved with high conversion and good enantiomeric purity using peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch., conversion 98%, 71% ee) and carrot (Daucus carota L., conversion 95%, 81% ee), respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1179-1182 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chinese Chemical Letters |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Acenaphthenequinone
- Bioreduction
- Chiral hydroxyacenaphthenone
- Plant enzymes