Enantioselective transesterification of (±)1phenylundecan-3-ol catalyzed by the lipase from Burkholderia cepacia

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/s11172-013-0296-6

Enantiomerically enriched (R) and (S)-1-phenylundecan-3-ols were obtained by kinetic resolution of the racemate with vinyl acetate in Bu^tOMe at 20 °C using the lipase from Burkhold eria cepacia. The absolute configuration of the enantiomers was