Enzyme-Mediated Enantioface-Differentiating Hydrolysis of Enol Esters

Abstract
A new type of enzymatic hydrolysis has been disclosed. A kind of yeast, Pichia miso, hydrolyzed enol esters such as 3-acetoxy-1-p-methoxybenzyloxy-2-methoxymethoxy-2-alkenes with differentiation of the enantiotopic face to afford optically active α-substituted ketones.
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