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Chemoenzymatic Epoxidation of Alkenes and Reusability Study of the Phenylacetic Acid
Joint Authors
Basri, Mahiran
Salleh, Abu Bakar
Abdulmalek, Emilia
Arumugam, Mahashanon
Mizan, Hanis Nabillah
Abdul Rahman, Mohd. Basyaruddin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Here, we focused on a simple enzymatic epoxidation of alkenes using lipase and phenylacetic acid.
The immobilised Candida antarctica lipase B, Novozym 435 was used to catalyse the formation of peroxy acid instantly from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and phenylacetic acid.
The peroxy phenylacetic acid generated was then utilised directly for in situ oxidation of alkenes.
A variety of alkenes were oxidised with this system, resulting in 75–99% yield of the respective epoxides.
On the other hand, the phenylacetic acid was recovered from the reaction media and reused for more epoxidation.
Interestingly, the waste phenylacetic acid had the ability to be reused for epoxidation of the 1-nonene to 1-nonene oxide, giving an excellent yield of 90%.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abdulmalek, Emilia& Arumugam, Mahashanon& Mizan, Hanis Nabillah& Abdul Rahman, Mohd. Basyaruddin& Basri, Mahiran& Salleh, Abu Bakar. 2014. Chemoenzymatic Epoxidation of Alkenes and Reusability Study of the Phenylacetic Acid. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050929
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abdulmalek, Emilia…[et al.]. Chemoenzymatic Epoxidation of Alkenes and Reusability Study of the Phenylacetic Acid. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Abdulmalek, Emilia& Arumugam, Mahashanon& Mizan, Hanis Nabillah& Abdul Rahman, Mohd. Basyaruddin& Basri, Mahiran& Salleh, Abu Bakar. Chemoenzymatic Epoxidation of Alkenes and Reusability Study of the Phenylacetic Acid. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050929
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050929