OXALATE AS AN ACTIVATED ESTER GROUP IN LIPASE-CATALYZED ENANTIOSELECTIVE HYDROLYSIS - A VERSATILE APPROACH TO D-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL

Authors
MIZUGUCHI E ACHIWA K
Citation
E. Mizuguchi et K. Achiwa, OXALATE AS AN ACTIVATED ESTER GROUP IN LIPASE-CATALYZED ENANTIOSELECTIVE HYDROLYSIS - A VERSATILE APPROACH TO D-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL, Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 4(11), 1993, pp. 2303-2306
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear","Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Tetrahedron : asymmetry → ACNP
ISSN journal
09574166
Volume
4
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
2303 - 2306
Database
ISI
SICI code
0957-4166(1993)4:11<2303:OAAAEG>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The d-alpha-tocopherol was synthesized effectively by enzyme-catalyzed enantioselective hydrolysis of dl-alpha-tocopherol oxalate. The enzym es can recognize a stereogenic carbon atom remote from the reaction si te.