Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University Hiyoshi 3-14-1, Kohoku-ku, Yokahama 223, Japan
Abstract:
Incubation of d1-1-cyano-1-methylalkyl (or alkenyl) acetates (methyl ketone cyanohydrin acetates) with cells of
IAM 4682 afforded optically active acetates and the corresponding ketones via asymmetric hydrolysis. Resulting (S)-2-cyano-2-undecyl acetate was converted to the aminofuranone derivative without losing its optical purity.