Synlett 2001; 2001(6): 0787-0788
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-14907
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Soybean Lipoxygenase and Horseradish Peroxidase Catalysed Asymmetric Oxidation-Reduction Sequence for the Synthesis of Chiral (Z,E) Diene-Diols

Jhillu S. Yadav* , S. Nanda, A. Bhaskar Rao
  • *Organic Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500 007, India; Fax + 91-40-7 17 05 12; E-mail: yadav@iict.ap.nic.in
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Publication Date:
31 December 2001 (online)

Unnatural synthetic substrates with a properly spaced prosthetic modifier having non-ionic hydroxy terminus undergoes soybean lipoxygenase catalysed asymmetric peroxidation followed by horseradish peroxidase induced reduction affords (Z, E)-diene-diol in high enantiomeric excess.