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SUBMITTER: Singhania V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8809412 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Singhania Vani V Cortes-Clerget Margery M Dussart-Gautheret Jade J Akkachairin Bhornrawin B Yu Julie J Akporji Nnamdi N Gallou Fabrice F Lipshutz Bruce H BH
Chemical science 20211227 5
Esterification in an aqueous micellar medium is catalyzed by a commercially available lipase in the absence of any co-factors. The presence of only 2 wt% designer surfactant, TPGS-750-M, assists in a 100% selective enzymatic process in which only primary alcohols participate (in a 1 : 1 ratio with carboxylic acid). An unexpected finding is also disclosed where the simple additive, PhCF<sub>3</sub> (1 equiv. <i>vs.</i> substrate), appears to significantly extend the scope of usable acid/alcohol c ...[more]