S. Puertas et al., LIPASE-CATALYZED AMINOLYSIS OF ETHYL PROPIOLATE AND ACRYLIC ESTERS - SYNTHESIS OF CHIRAL ACRYLAMIDES, Tetrahedron, 49(19), 1993, pp. 4007-4014
Candida cylindracea lipase is a useful catalyst for the preparation of
propiolamides, Candida antarctica lipase efficiently catalyzes the am
inolysis of different acrylic esters and aliphatic amines; if racemic
amines are used, the corresponding optically active acrylic amide is o
btained in moderate-high enantiomeric excess.