A. Kiener et al., REGIOSPECIFIC ENZYMATIC HYDROXYLATIONS OF PYRAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID ANDA PRACTICAL SYNTHESIS OF 5-CHLOROPYRAZINE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID, Synlett, (10), 1994, pp. 814-816
Three different microorganisms capable of metabolizing pyridinecarboxy
lic acids were used for the regiospecific hydroxylation of all three r
ing carbon atoms of pyrazinecarboxylic acid to 3-hydroxy-, 5-hydroxy-
or 6-hydroxypyrazine-2-carboxylic acid1. 5-Hydroxypyrazine-2-carboxyli
c acid was used for the preparation of 5-substituted pyrazine-2-carbox
ylic acids.