TETRAHEDRON-ASYMMETRY, cilt.16, sa.13, ss.2315-2318, 2005 (SCI-Expanded)
(+/-)-2-endo-Hydroxymethyl-1,4,5,6,7,7-hexachlorobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene and (+/-)-2-endo-acetoxymethyl-1,4,5,6,7,7hexachlorobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene were resolved by using various hydrolases to afford enantiomerically enriched products with ees of 94-98%. The absolute configuration was determined by transforming 2-endo-acetoxymethyl-1,4,5,6,7,7-hexachlorobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene into 2-endo-hydroxymetliyl-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene with known absolute configuration. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.