Abstract
Substituted chiral thiophene 1-oxides and their cycloadducts of variable enantiopurity have been isolated as products of dioxygenase-catalysed sulfoxidation of the corresponding thiophenes using intact cells of Pseudomonas putida; thermal racemization (Delta G(double dagger) = 25.1 kcal mol(-1)) of the enantiopure metabolite (1R)-2-methylbenzo[b]thiophene 1-oxide has been observed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2363-2364 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | NA |
Publication status | Published - 1996 |