Ammonium formate as a green hydrogen source for clean semi-continuous enzymatic dynamic kinetic resolution of (+/?)-α-methylbenzylamine

RSC Advances Pub Date: 2014-03-12 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA00462K

Abstract

The chemoenzymatic dynamic kinetic resolution of (+/?)-α-methylbenzylamine under continuous flow conditions in the presence of Pd/BaSO4 as racemization catalyst and ammonium formate as reductant is described. Under the conditions good conversions and excellent enantiomeric excess are reported.

Graphical abstract: Ammonium formate as a green hydrogen source for clean semi-continuous enzymatic dynamic kinetic resolution of (+/?)-α-methylbenzylamine
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