Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of the active enantiomer of the anorressant 2-benzylmorpholine

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D'Arrigo, P
Lattanzio, M
Fantoni, GP
Servi, S
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[1] CNR, Ctr Sostanze Organ Nat, I-20131 Milan, Italy
[2] Politecn Milan, Dipartimento Chim, I-20131 Milan, Italy
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10.1016/S0957-4166(98)00432-7
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O61 [无机化学];
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070301 ; 081704 ;
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Baker's yeast reduction of (Z)-alpha-bromocinnamaldehyde 1 in the presence of absorbing resins allows the easy preparation of the corresponding saturated bromo-alcohol 2 in high yields and enantiomeric excess. The absolute configuration is assigned through conversion into the (R)-phenyl oxirane 3 and 1-phenyl-2-propanol 4 of (S) absolute configuration. The (R)-epoxide is transformed into 6, the pharmacologically active enantiomer of the appetite suppressant 2-benzylmorpholine, to which the (R) configuration is assigned. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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