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Syntheses with a Chiral Building Block from the Citric Acid Cycle: (2R,3S)-Isocitric Acid by Fermentation of Sunflower Oil

P. Heretsch, F. Thomas, A. Aurich, H. Krautscheid, D. Sicker, A. Giannis – 2008

Previously, (2R,3S)-isocitric acid (1), a component of the citric acid cycle, had not been available on a preparative scale. A new route to this acid on a kilogram scale combines a biotechnological formation through fermentation from sunflower oil with a chemical separation process. In a variety of transformations into further chiral derivatives, 1 is established as a valuable new member of the chiral pool (see scheme).

Title
Syntheses with a Chiral Building Block from the Citric Acid Cycle: (2R,3S)-Isocitric Acid by Fermentation of Sunflower Oil
Author
P. Heretsch, F. Thomas, A. Aurich, H. Krautscheid, D. Sicker, A. Giannis
Date
2008
Identifier
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200705000
Citation
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 1958-1960; Angew. Chem. 2008, 120, 1984-1986