anti-Prelog microbial reduction of aryl α-halomethyl or α- hydroxymethyl ketones with Geotrichum sp. 38

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(98)00796-0

Reduction of aryl α-halomethyl ketones 5a-d and 7a-h and α- hydroxymethyl ketones 10a-b by Geotrichum sp. 38 affording mostly the anti- Prelog alcohols was reported and the stereoselectivities of the reductive products were discussed.