Resolution of racemic 1-arylethyl acetates by Pseudomonas fluorescens in the presence of a surfactant

• DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.10.045
• Publication Date: 2003-11-24T15:38:08Z
• Authors: U Bora; C.J Saikia; A Chetia; A.K Mishra; B.S.D Kumar; R.C Boruah
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Abstract The Pseudomonas fluorescens RRLJ 134 strain efficiently resolved ( R / S )-1-arylethyl acetates into S -(−)-1-arylethyl acetates and R -(+)-1-arylethanol in the presence of the surfactant Tween-80. The surfactant reverses the enantioselectivity compared to the surfactant free medium.