Plant-Mediated Enantioselective Transformation of Indan-1-One and Indan-1-ol

The main purpose of this work was to discover the way to obtain pure enantiomers of indan-1-ol. The subject of the study was the ability of the plant enzyme system to reduce the carbonyl group of indan-1-one, as well as to oxidize the hydroxyl group of racemic indan-1-ol. Locally available fruit and...

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Main Authors: Wanda Mączka, Katarzyna Wińska, Małgorzata Grabarczyk, Renata Galek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Catalysts
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/9/10/844
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Summary:The main purpose of this work was to discover the way to obtain pure enantiomers of indan-1-ol. The subject of the study was the ability of the plant enzyme system to reduce the carbonyl group of indan-1-one, as well as to oxidize the hydroxyl group of racemic indan-1-ol. Locally available fruit and vegetables were selected for stereoselective biotransformation. During the reduction, mainly alcohol of the <i>S</i>-(+)-configuration with a high enantiomeric excess (ee = 99%) was obtained. The opposite enantiomer was obtained in bioreduction with the apple and parsley. Racemic indan-1-ol was oxidized by all catalysts. The best result was obtained for the Jerusalem artichoke: Over 50% conversion was observed after 1 h, and the enantiomeric excess of unreacted <i>R</i>-(&#8722;)-indan1-ol was 100%.
ISSN:2073-4344