A Photochemoenzymatic Hunsdiecker‐Borodin‐Type Halodecarboxylation of Ferulic Acid
Claudio Zippilli, Miguel Jimenez Bartolome, Thomas Hilberath, Lorenzo Botta, Frank Hollmann, Raffaele Saladino
Abstract
A photochemoenzymatic halodecarboxylation of ferulic acid was achieved using vanadate-dependent chloroperoxidase as (bio)catalyst and oxygen and organic solvent as sole stoichiometric reagents in a biphasic system. Performance and selectivity were improved through a phase transfer catalyst, reaching a turnover number of 660.000 for the enzyme.
Topics & Concepts
Ferulic acidCatalysisVanadateChemistryReagentSelectivityOrganic solventOrganic chemistryStoichiometrySolventOrganic synthesisPhase (matter)ChromatographyBiochemistryChemical engineeringEngineeringOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsRadical Photochemical Reactions