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Kinetic resolution of racemic 1-azido-3-aryloxy-2-propanols la-g was perfor
med using supported lipase of Candida antarctica-B (Novozym(R) SP 435) in t
oluene at 4 degrees C with isopropenyl acetate as the acyl donor to afford
the optically active (S)-alcohols 2a-g and their corresponding (R)-acetates
3a-g with E values from 56 to 72, (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All right
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