22 research outputs found
Synthesis of a Versatile (S)-3-(Hydroxymethyl)butane-1, 2, 4-triol Building Block and its Application for the Stereoselective Synthesis of N-Homoceramides
(S)-2-[(R)-Fluoro(phenyl)methyl] oxirane: A General Reagent for Determining the ee of a-Chiral Amines
Versatile and Efficient Immobilization of 2-Deoxyribose-5-phosphate Aldolase (DERA) on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
A series of five new catalysts I–V based upon the immobilization of 2-deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase (DERA) on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were prepared, and their use for the formation of the C–C bond via cross-aldol condensation, under environmental friendly conditions, was studied. Among the various employed procedures, the direct immobilization of the enzyme through ionic exchange interactions on oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (ox-MWCNTs) afforded the most efficient catalyst I. This catalyst was shown to be stable with a high tolerance to acetaldehyde, and it maintained its activity for several days, being reused for five runs. The versatility of catalyst I in cross-aldol condensation was evaluated in the reaction of acetaldehyde alone (self-condensation) or in the presence of chloro-acetaldehyde. The corresponding cyclic lactols were obtained in higher yield than native DERA