Enantiomerically pure allylic alcohols:: preparation by Candida parapsilosis ATCC 7330 mediated deracemisation

Biocatalytic deracemisation of racemic allylic alcohols by whole cells of Candida parapsilosis ATCC 7330 resulted in the formation of the (R)-enantiomers in high enantiomeric excesses (up to >99%) and isolated yields (up to 79%). (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.