Abstract
Metabolism of meta-bromobenzoic acid by the blocked mutant Ralstonia eutrophus B9 affords an enantiopure dearomatised halodiene-diol which we demonstrate is a versatile chiron for organic synthesis. The presence of the halogen leads to reactivity that is distinct to that observed for the non-halogenated analogue and also serves as a synthetic handle for further functionalisation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3920-3928 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 May 2011 |