The importance of chiral organic intermediates in various industrial sectors cannot be
underestimated. Lipases and their use in combination with metal catalysts is a promising …

Enantiomerically pure product synthesis plays a key role in production of pharmaceuticals.
The application of biocatalytic approaches represents a convenient and sustainable way for …

The enzymatic kinetic resolution (EKR) of racemic alcohols or esters is a broadly recognized
methodology for the preparation of these compounds in optically active form. Although EKR …

A strategically novel kinetic resolution of β-substituted olefinic carboxylic acids is developed
by asymmetric bromolactonization using an organocatalyst, 4-t BuPh-tris 1b. The cyclization …

Chiral liquid crystals (LCs) with their unique optical and mechanical properties are
perspective functional soft materials for fundamental science and advanced technological …

A thermophilic strain producing an extracellular esterase/lipase was isolated from a hot
spring in Tăşnad, Romania, and was identified phenotypically and by 16S rDNA sequencing …

Two series (para-and meta-substituted) of racemic methyl esters of 3-aryl-3-
hydroxypropionic acid were prepared after which the enantiomers were separated by an …

An efficient acylative kinetic resolution of racemic aromatic β-hydroxy esters with
cyclohexanecarboxylic anhydride was achieved using newly designed (R)-N …

The development of new approaches to obtain optically pure β-hydroxy esters is an
important area in synthetic organic chemistry since they are precursors of other high value …

The application of tandem metal–enzyme dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) is a powerful tool
for the manufacture of high-value chemical commodities. A new protocol of kinetic resolution …