Combined ruthenium(II) and lipase catalysis for efficient dynamic kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols. Insight into the racemization mechanism

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 8817-8825

  Martín Matute, Belén ^a   Edin, Michaela ^a   Bogár, Krisztián ^a   Kaynak, F Betül ^a   Bäckvall, Jan E ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COMPLEXATION; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; KETONES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY ANALYSIS;

LIPASE CATALYSIS; RACEMIZATION; RUTHENIUM CHLORIDES; RUTHENIUM HYDRIDES;

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

CYCLOPENTADIENE DERIVATIVE; METAL COMPLEX; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME KINETICS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RACEMIZATION; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; KINETICS; LIPASE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL; RUTHENIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 21044443212     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja051576x     Document Type: Article

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