New Method for Synthesizing the Intermediates to 5-HETE from Yeast-mediated Reduction Products by Employing Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation with Complete Retention of Enantiomeric Excess
Author(s) -
Satoshi Yamauchi,
Yoshihiro Kinoshita,
Yoshiro Kinoshita
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
bioscience biotechnology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1347-6947
pISSN - 0916-8451
DOI - 10.1271/bbb.67.1959
Subject(s) - chemistry , yeast , enantiomer , enantiomeric excess , baeyer–villiger oxidation , lactone , stereochemistry , walden inversion , organic chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , catalysis , biochemistry
(R) and (S)-Aldehydes 2, which are intermediates for the synthesis of (5R) and (5S)-HETE, were respectively synthesized from the yeast-mediated reductive products, hydroxy ester 3 and cis-lactone 4, through Baeyer-Villiger oxidation with complete retention of enantiomeric excess.
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