Aromatic acylsilanes [Ar-CO-SiMe3; Ar = C6H5, 4-ClC6H4, 2-, 3- and 4-OMeC6H4, 3,4-(OMe)2C6H3 and 3,4-OCH2OC6H3] were reduced by baker’s yeast to optically active α-silyl alcohols in 20–70% yield and 43–88% ee. Comments are made on the influence of silicon in this bioreduction reaction.
A. F. Patrocínio, I. R. Corrêa Jr and P. J. S. Moran, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1999, 3133 DOI: 10.1039/A906335H
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