Asymmetric dihydroxylation of aryl olefins by sequential enantioselective epoxidation and regioselective hydrolysis with tandem biocatalysts

Yi Xu, Xin Jia, Sven Panke, Zhi Li

Chemical Communications · 2009 · 60 citations · 14 references

Abstract

Chiral aryl vicinal diols were obtained in high ee and yield by asymmetric dihydroxylation of aryl olefins with tandem biocatalysts: one contains an enantioselective styrene monooxygenase, and the other contains a regioselective epoxide hydrolase.

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