Oligomerization of optically active N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)mandelamide in the presence of β-cyclodextrin and the minor role of chirality

• Helmut Ritter,
• Antonia Stöhr and
• Philippe Favresse

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2361–2366, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.246

• ; enzyme; oxidative coupling; phenol oligomer; Introduction Lignin consists of mechanical stabilizing polyphenols and thus plays an important role in many plants [1][2]. For the in vitro synthesis of polyphenols via oxidative coupling reactions, laccases and peroxidases are suitable enzymes to catalyze