Preparative-scale Enzyme-catalyzed Synthesis of (R)-α-Fluorophenylacetic Acid
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
- Vol. 63 (9) , 1664-1666
- https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.63.1664
Abstract
A preparative-scale asymmetric synthesis of (R)-α-fluorophenylacetic acid, a useful chiral derivatizing reagent, is described. Starting from ethyl α-bromophenylacetate, α-fluorophenylmalonic acid dipotassium salt was prepared in three steps (54% yield), including nucleophilic substitution by the fluoride ion as the keystep. Both the purified form and crude preparation of arylmalonate decarboxylase in E. coli worked well on this substrate, and (R)-α-flurophenylacetic acid (>99% e.e.) was prepared in a quantitative yield.Keywords
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