Abstract
In order to obtain optically active fluorinated propargyl alcohols, a lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution has been carried out. The effect of lipase types, organic solvents, reaction temperature, and acyl donors was examined in the lipase-catalyzed transesterification of 1,1,1-trifluoro-4-phenyl-3-butyn-2-ol. Various enantiomerically pure fluorinated propargyl alcohols have been successfully prepared in good enantiomeric excess (>84%) by Novozym 435-catalyzed transesterification with vinyl butanoate at 60 °C in n-hexane. In some cases, the enantiomeric purities were excellent (>99% ee).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1109-1114 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Asymmetry |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| State | Published - 5 Jun 2009 |