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Peroxygenase‐Catalysed Epoxidation of Styrene Derivatives in Neat Reaction Media
Author(s) -
Rauch Marine C. R.,
Tieves Florian,
Paul Caroline E.,
Arends Isabel W. C. E.,
Alcalde Miguel,
Hollmann Frank
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201901142
Subject(s) - aqueous medium , yield (engineering) , limiting , styrene , chemistry , biocatalysis , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , catalysis , combinatorial chemistry , reaction mechanism , materials science , copolymer , mechanical engineering , engineering , metallurgy , polymer
Biocatalytic oxyfunctionalisation reactions are traditionally conducted in aqueous media limiting their production yield. Here we report the application of a peroxygenase in neat reaction conditions reaching product concentrations of up to 360 mM.