Enzyme catalyzed addition of hydrocyanic
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Franz Effenberger; Joachim Eichhorn; JΓΌrgen Roos
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Article
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1995
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Elsevier Science
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English
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R)-Cyanohydrins (R)-2b-h are obtained in good optical yields by (R)-oxynitrilase catalyzed enantioselective addition of HCN to [~-substituted pivalaldehydes lb-h. Under optimized reaction conditions with highly purified (R)-oxynitrilase, hydroxypivalaldehyde (la) is converted to (R)-2a in satisfacto