Synthesis of α,β-unsaturated esters via a chemo-enzymatic chain elongation approach by combining carboxylic acid reduction and Wittig reaction

α,β-Unsaturated esters are versatile building blocks for organic synthesis and of significant importance for industrial applications. A great variety of synthetic methods have been developed, and quite a number of them use aldehydes as precursors. Herein we report a chemo-enzymatic chain elongation...

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Main Authors: Yitao Duan, Peiyuan Yao, Yuncheng Du, Jinhui Feng, Qiaqing Wu, Dunming Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2015-11-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.11.243