Studies on the enantioselectivity of the transesterification of 2-methyl-1,4-butanediol and its derivatives catalyzed by Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase in organic solvents

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)80144-5

The irreversible transesterification of 2-methy-1,4-butanediol 1a and its benzyl ethers 2a and 3a catalyzed by Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase in chloroform was studied, the highest ee (> 98%) having been obtained for the 4-benzyl ether 2a.