Bioreduction of substituted a-tetralones promoted by Daucus carota root
The bioreduction of a series of substituted a-tetralones, carried out using Daucus carota root (carrot), afforded the corresponding homochiral a-tetralols in variable conversions (9 to 90%) and excellent enantiomeric excesses. Two of the assayed a-tetralones were resistant to the bioreduction conditions. The absolute configurations of four a-tetralols were assigned as being (S), by comparison to the (S)-enantiomers obtained by kinetic resolution promoted by CALB-catalysed acetylation. Additionally, the new 5-methoxy-6-methyl-1-tetralone was synthesized in seven steps from 3-methylsalicylic acid.
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Química
2008
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422008000400020 |
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