Sparkes, Emily I. published the artcileBiocatalytic Silylation: The Condensation of Phenols and Alcohols with Triethylsilanol, Category: alcohols-buliding-blocks, the publication is Catalysts (2021), 11(8), 879, database is CAplus.
Silicatein-α (Silα), a hydrolytic enzyme derived from siliceous marine sponges, is one of the few enzymes in nature capable of catalyzing the metathesis of silicon-oxygen bonds. It is therefore of interest as a possible biocatalyst for the synthesis of organosiloxanes. To further investigate the substrate scope of this enzyme, a series of condensation reactions with a variety of phenols and aliphatic alcs. were carried out. In general, it was observed that Silα demonstrated a preference for phenols, though the conversions were relatively modest in most cases. In the two pairs of chiral alcs. that were investigated, it was found that the enzyme displayed a preference for the silylation of the S-enantiomers. Addnl., the enzyme′s tolerance to a range of solvents was tested. Silα had the highest level of substrate conversion in the nonpolar solvents n-octane and toluene, although the inclusion of up to 20% of 1,4-dioxane was tolerated. These results suggest that Silα is a potential candidate for directed evolution toward future application as a robust and selective biocatalyst for organosiloxane chem.
Catalysts published new progress about 597-52-4. 597-52-4 belongs to alcohols-buliding-blocks, auxiliary class Aliphatic Chain, name is Triethylsilanol, and the molecular formula is C11H11BFNO4, Category: alcohols-buliding-blocks.
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