Deracemization of aryl ethanols and reduction of acetophenones by whole fungal cells of Aspergillus terreus CCT 4083, A. terreus CCT 3320 and Rhizopus oryzae CCT 4964
Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo – USP, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, no. 748, CEP 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Abstract:
The enantioselective deracemization of a number of p-substituted aryl ethanols and the reduction of p-substituted acetophenones were carried out with whole fungal cells of Aspergillus terreus CCT 4083, A. terreus CCT 3320 and Rhizopus oryzae CCT 4964 giving the corresponding alcohols in enantiomeric excesses up to >99%.