Pressurized CO2 as a carboxylating agent for the biocatalytic ortho-carboxylation of resorcinol?

Green Chemistry Pub Date: 2018-04-03 DOI: 10.1039/C8GC00008E

Abstract

The utilization of gaseous carbon dioxide instead of bicarbonate would greatly facilitate process development for enzyme catalyzed carboxylations on a large scale. As a proof-of-concept, 1,3-dihydroxybenzene (resorcinol) was carboxylated in the ortho-position using pressurized CO2 (~30–40 bar) catalyzed by ortho-benzoic acid decarboxylases with up to 68% conversion. Optimization studies revealed tight pH-control and enzyme stability as the most important determinants.

Graphical abstract: Pressurized CO2 as a carboxylating agent for the biocatalytic ortho-carboxylation of resorcinol
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