Tetrahedron: Asymmetry

Lipase-mediated asymmetric construction of 2-arylpropionic acids: enantiocontrolled syntheses of S-naproxen and S-ibuprofen

T Bando, Y Namba, K Shishido

Index: Bando, Toshikazu; Namba, Yukiko; Shishido, Kozo Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 1997 , vol. 8, # 13 p. 2159 - 2165

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Abstract

A general and enantiocontrolled synthetic route to 2-arylpropionic acids, represented by non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs S-naproxen 1a and S-ibuprofen 1b, has been developed by employing the lipase-mediated asymmetric acetylation of prochiral 2-aryl-1, 3- propanediol 3, which has been derived via a Heck reaction, as the key step.