Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of chiral cyclic compounds: Efficient kinetic resolution of 2-bromo-2-cyclohexenol

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0957-4166(96)00366-7

The kinetic resolution of 2-bromo-2-cyclohexenol has been achieved through enzyme-mediated transesterification in organic solvents, using vinyl acetate as the irreversible acylating agent. The effect of the enzyme and the solvent on the velocity and the enantioselectivity of the transformation has been studied. Also the influences of the size of the carbocyclic ring and the substituent in the 2-position have been briefly examined.