ENZYMATIC ALKYLATION OF ALPHA-CYANOKETONES BY BAKERS-YEAST

Authors
SMALLRIDGE AJ TEN A TREWHELLA MA
Citation
Aj. Smallridge et al., ENZYMATIC ALKYLATION OF ALPHA-CYANOKETONES BY BAKERS-YEAST, Tetrahedron letters, 39(28), 1998, pp. 5121-5124
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Tetrahedron letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
39
Issue
28
Year of publication
1998
Pages
5121 - 5124
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1998)39:28<5121:EAOABB>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
In an organic solvent system, 3-oxo-3-arylpropanenitriles are C-alkyla ted by bakers yeast. The reported mechanism for bakers yeast alkylatio n of ethyl cyanoacetate (13), in an aqueous system, has been revised, (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.