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Selectivity of Daucus carota roots and baker's yeast in the enantioselective reduction of γ-nitroketones
Scarpi, Dina,Occhiato, Ernesto G.,Guarna, Antonio
, p. 1479 - 1483 (2005)
The enantioselective reduction of a series of aromatic γ-nitroketones was achieved by using Daucus carota roots in water, which afforded the corresponding (S)-alcohols with ees ranging from 73% to 100%. A comparison of these results with the data obtained by reducing the same substrates with baker's yeast resulted in D. carota always being more enantioselective than baker's yeast, although a lower number of substrates were reduced. The possible influence of the aromatic ring substituents on the reaction outcome is also discussed.
