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Synthetic Methodology for Asymmetric Ferrocene Derived Bio-conjugate Systems via Solid Phase Resin-based Methodology
Published on: March 12, 2015
Technical application of biological principles in asymmetric catalysis
1Institut für Biochemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 2,48149 Münster, Germany. aliese@uni-muenster.de
Abstract:
The production of enantiopure compounds is becoming increasingly important to the chemical and biotechnological industries. Bioorganic transformations look set to meet this demand due to their inherently regio- and stereoselective natures. In this sense, biosynthesis needs to be viewed as "chemistry by nature". Biological principles that have been optimized over thousands of years experience a new renaissance when used for technical asymmetric catalysis; however, to be able to use them, we need an appropriate technology: reaction engineering. Indeed, various biological principles are already being applied in technical asymmetric synthesis without the scientific community at large being aware of this.
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