Resolution of non-protein amino acids via Carica papaya lipase-catalyzed enantioselective transesterification
Carica papaya lipase-catalyzed transesterification of the 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl esters of N-benzyloxycarbonylated dl-amino acids carrying aliphatic side chains proceeded smoothly and, in almost all the cases, enantiospecifically (E = >200), affording the l-methyl esters and leaving the d-trifluoroethyl esters intact.
Resolution of non-proteinogenic amino acids via microbial lipase-catalyzed enantioselective transesterification
A number of non-proteinogenic amino acids bearing aliphatic side chains were resolved with moderate to good enantioselectivities (E = 15-42) through the Burkholderia cepacia lipase-catalyzed enantioselective transesterification of the 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl esters of their N-benzyloxycarbonyl derivatives with methanol as a nucleophile in diisopropyl ether.