Prochiral selectivity and deuterium kinetic isotope effect in the oxidation of benzyl alcohol catalyzed by chloroperoxidase

Authors
Baciocchi, E Lanzalunga, O Manduchi, L
Citation
E. Baciocchi et al., Prochiral selectivity and deuterium kinetic isotope effect in the oxidation of benzyl alcohol catalyzed by chloroperoxidase, CHEM COMMUN, (17), 1999, pp. 1715-1716
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
17
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1715 - 1716
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(19990907):17<1715:PSADKI>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The chloroperoxidase-catalyzed oxidation of benzyl alcohol exhibits a very high prochiral selectivity, involving only the cleavage of the pro-S C-H bo nd.