Issue 16, 2010

A new chemo-enzymatic route to chiral 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrates by combining lactonase-mediated resolution with hydrogenation over Pd/C

Abstract

A new chemo-enzymatic route to both isomers of 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyric acid is reported. The key step is the lactonase-catalyzed hydrolysis of cis- and trans-2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-4-butyrolactones followed by hydrogenation over Pd/C to afford optically pure 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyric acid.

Graphical abstract: A new chemo-enzymatic route to chiral 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrates by combining lactonase-mediated resolution with hydrogenation over Pd/C

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 Dec 2009
Accepted
03 Feb 2010
First published
25 Feb 2010

Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 2754-2756

A new chemo-enzymatic route to chiral 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrates by combining lactonase-mediated resolution with hydrogenation over Pd/C

B. Chen, H. Yin, Z. Wang, J. Liu and J. Xu, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 2754 DOI: 10.1039/B925402A

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