Enantioselective Reduction by Crude Plant Parts: Reduction of Benzofuran-2-yl Methyl Ketone with Carrot (Daucus carota) Bits

Silvana Ravía , Daniela Gamenara , Valeria Schapiro , Ana Bellomo , Jorge Adum , Gustavo Seoane and David Gonzalez
Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, General Flores 2124, Montevideo, Uruguay
J. Chem. Educ., 2006, 83 (7), p 1049
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p1049
Publication Date (Web): July 1, 2006

Abstract

The use of biocatalysis and biotransformations are important tools in green chemistry. The enantioselective reduction of a ketone by crude plant parts, using carrot (Daucus carota) as the reducing agent is presented. The experiment introduces an example of a green chemistry procedure that can be tailored to fit in a regular laboratory session. Among other concepts, the experiment teaches chromatographic separation on the microscale level.

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