Highly efficient asymmetric reduction of arylpropionic aldehydes by horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase through dynamic kinetic resolution.

ABSTRACT

The enantioselective synthesis of (2S)-2-phenylpropanol and (2S)-2-(4-iso-butylphenyl)propanol ((S)-Ibuprofenol) has been achieved by means of Horse Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase (HLADH) in buffered aqueous solution or buffered organic solvent mixtures; under the reaction conditions, a dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) process was realized with good reaction yields and enantiomeric ratios.