Lipase-assisted preparation of enantiopure ferrocenyl sulfides possessing planar chirality and their use in the synthesis of chiral sulfoxides

Angela Patti, Daniela Lambusta, Mario Piattelli, Giovanni Nicolosi, Patrick McArdle, Desmond Cunningham, Martin Walsh

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Abstract

Racemic 2-hydroxymethyl-1-phenylthioferrocene 5 and 2-hydroxymethyl-1-tert-butylthioferrocene 6 were subjected to kinetic resolution via acetylation catalysed by lipase from Candida antarctica (Novozym® 435) or Mucor miehei (Lipozyme® IM). The obtained enantiopure thioethers underwent chemical oxygenation at the sulfur atom to give the corresponding ferrocenyl sulfoxides with settled central/planar chirality.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1361-1368
Number of pages8
JournalTetrahedron
Volume53
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Jan 1997
Externally publishedYes

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