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Penicillium frequentans IFO 5692 oxidized enantioselectively (methylthiomethyl)ferrocene (1) to (R)-(−)-(methylsulfinylmethyl)ferrocene (2) (≥98 %e.e.) andCorynebacterium equi IFO 3730 to (S)-(+)-2 (69 %e.e.).
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Yamazaki, Y., Hosono, K. Microbial asymmetric oxygenation of an organometallic sulfide. Biotechnol Lett 11, 627–628 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01025270
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