a Istituto di Chimica Organica, ‘Alessandro Marchesini’, Facoltà di Farmacia, via Venezian 21, 20133 Milano, Italy b Istituto di Chimica del Riconoscimento Molecolare, CNR, via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milano, Italy
Abstract:
Cyclohexanone monooxygenase from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus catalyzed the oxidation of tertiary and secondary amines to N-oxides and nitrones, respectively. The formation of a hydroxylamine intermediate was involved with secondary amines as starting substrates.