Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1346706 Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2011 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

The transformation of (E)-2-benzylideneindan-1-one 1 by the filamentous fungi Botrytis cinerea, Trichoderma viride, and Eutypa lata as biocatalysts was studied. The results showed the catalytic potential of these fungi in affording several hydroxylation and reduction products, three of them reported here for the first time. The absolute configuration of enantiomerically pure 2-benzylindane derivatives was determined.

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(R)-2-(p-Hydroxybenzyl)-7-hydroxyindan-1-oneC16H14O3Ee = 19%[α]D20=−6.5 (c 0.1, MeOH)Source of chirality: microbial transformation by Botrytis cinereaAbsolute configuration: (R)

(S)-2-(p-Hydroxybenzyl)indan-1-oneC16H14O2Ee = 36%[α]D20=+6 (c 0.1, MeOH)Source of chirality: microbial transformation by Botrytis cinereaAbsolute configuration: (S)

(R)-2-Benzylindan-1-oneC16H14OEe = 86%[α]D20=−197.1 (c 0.1, CHCl3)Source of chirality: microbial transformation by Trichoderma virideAbsolute configuration: (R)

(1R,2R)-2-Benzylindan-1-olC16H16ODe = 100%Ee = 99%[α]D20=−5 (c 0.1, CHCl3)Source of chirality: microbial transformation by Trichoderma virideAbsolute configuration: (R,R)

(1S,2R)-2-Benzylindan-1-olC16H16ODe = 100%Ee = 95%[α]D20=−11 (c 0.1, CHCl3)Source of chirality: microbial transformation by Eutypa lataAbsolute configuration: (S,R)

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