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n-Alkyl sec-alkyl carbonates were enantioselectively hydrolyzed by porcine pancreatic lipase to give optically active (R)-sec-alkanols. (R)-1-Phenylethanol with an optical purity of >99%ee was obtained by the resolving method.
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Kawashima, M., Hasegawa, T. First enantioselective hydrolysis of n-alkyl sec-alkyl carbonates by porcine pancreatic lipase. Biotechnol Lett 15, 465–468 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129319
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129319