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  • Highly efficient synthesis of (R)-3-quinuclidinol in a space-time yield of 916 g L(-1) d(-1) using a new bacterial reductase ArQR.

Highly efficient synthesis of (R)-3-quinuclidinol in a space-time yield of 916 g L(-1) d(-1) using a new bacterial reductase ArQR.

Organic letters (2013-09-21)
Wen-Xia Zhang, Guo-Chao Xu, Lei Huang, Jiang Pan, Hui-Lei Yu, Jian-He Xu
ABSTRACT

A new keto reductase (ArQR), identified from Agrobacterium radiobacter ECU2556, can efficiently reduce 3-quinuclidinone in excellent enantioselectivity and high space-time yield for the synthesis of (R)-3-quinuclidinol, a chiral building block of many antimuscarinic agents. This is the first time that a high yield of (R)-3-quinuclidinol up to 916 g L(-1) d(-1) using a bioreduction approach is reported.

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3-Quinuclidinol, 99%