Hydrolase-catalyzed preparation of (R)- and (S)-4-hydroxy-2,6,6- trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-ones (phorenols), the key synthetic intermediates for abscisic acid

Hiromasa Kiyota, Miho Nakabayashi, Takayuki Oritani

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    Abstract

    Preparation of both the enantiomers of 4-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-2- cyclohexen-1-one (phorenol), which are versatile synthetic intermediates for abscisic acid and carotenoids, was achieved by hydrolase-catalyzed hydrolysis of the corresponding chloroacetate. The hydrolysis with esterase SNSM-87 (Nagase) enriched the (S)-ester, while lipase P (Amano) afforded the (R)- ester.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3811-3817
    Number of pages7
    JournalTetrahedron Asymmetry
    Volume10
    Issue number19
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1999 Sept 24

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Catalysis
    • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Inorganic Chemistry

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