The development and evaluation of a continuous flow process for the lipase-mediated oxidation of alkenes
We report the use of an immobilised form of Candida antarctica lipase B, Novozym® 435, in a preliminary investigation into the development of a continuous flow reactor capable of performing the chemo-enzymatic oxidation of alkenes in high yield and purity, utilising the commercially available oxidan...
Published in: | Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Beilstein-Institut
2009
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.5.27 https://doaj.org/article/912f776f21244f148a5f1430f1277f29 |
Summary: | We report the use of an immobilised form of Candida antarctica lipase B, Novozym® 435, in a preliminary investigation into the development of a continuous flow reactor capable of performing the chemo-enzymatic oxidation of alkenes in high yield and purity, utilising the commercially available oxidant hydrogen peroxide (100 volumes). Initial investigations focussed on the lipase-mediated oxidation of 1-methylcyclohexene, with the optimised reaction conditions subsequently employed for the epoxidation of an array of aromatic and aliphatic alkenes in 97.6 to 99.5% yield and quantitative purity. |
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