Mixing chemo- and biocatalysis for rare monosaccharide production by combining aldolase and N-heterocyclic carbene gold catalysts
Cédric Gastaldi, Ghozlène Mekhloufi, Claude Forano, Arnaud Gautier, Christine Guérard‐Hélaine
Abstract
Environmentally friendly hybrid-catalysis involving an aldolase and an N-heterocyclic carbene gold catalyst for the one-pot preparation, with total atom economy, of various high added value monosaccharides from simple and achiral reagents.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisCarbeneMonosaccharideChemistryOrganic chemistryAldolase ABiocatalysisMixing (physics)ReagentFurfuralAtom economyReaction mechanismEnzymePhysicsQuantum mechanicsCatalytic Alkyne ReactionsNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis