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Lipase-mediated asymmetric construction of 2-arylpropionic acids: Enantiocontrolled syntheses of S-naproxen and S-ibuprofen
Bando, Toshikazu,Namba, Yukiko,Shishido, Kozo
, p. 2159 - 2165 (2007/10/03)
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.