A new facile chemoenzymatic synthesis of levamisole.
An efficient and facile chemoenzymatic synthesis of levamisole by employing lipase-mediated resolution of 3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanenitrile followed by its conversion to beta-amino alcohol as the key intermediate is described.
Kamal
Ahmed
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Biotransformation Laboratory, Division of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500007, India. ahmedkamal@iict.res.in
Khanna
G B Ramesh
GB
Krishnaji
T
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Ramu
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D000085:Acetates / Q000737:chemistry; D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007978:Levamisole / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D008049:Lipase / Q000737:chemistry*; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D000085:Acetates; D000438:Alcohols; D009570:Nitriles; D007978:Levamisole; D008049:Lipase