Chemistry Letters, Vol.32, No.7, 654-655, 2003
Lipase-catalyzed enantioselective acylation in a halogen free ionic liquid solvent system
Lipase-catalyzed enantioselective transesterification was demonstrated using several types of imidazolium alkyl sulfate as a reaction medium. The desired optically pure acetate was successfully obtained under the conditions used, although reaction rate was inferior to that in imidazolium tetrafluoroborate.