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Lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-1-acetic acid esters
Paal, Tihamer A.,Forro, Eniko,Fueloep, Ferenc,Liljeblad, Arto,Kanerva, Liisa T.
experimental part, p. 2784 - 2788 (2009/06/18)
The enantiomers of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline- and 6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-1-acetic acids were prepared via Burkholderia cepacia lipase (lipase PS-D)-catalyzed kinetic resolution of the corresponding ethyl and 2-methoxyethyl esters using enantioselective (E > 200) hydrolysis in DIPE. The (S)-acids were produced enzymatically, whereas the (R)-acids were obtained via the chemical hydrolysis of the unreacted (R)-esters. The solvent and its water content had major effects on both reactivity and enantioselectivity. The methoxyethyl moiety of the ester had a key role concerning the reactivity of the substrates.