Effects of reaction temperature and acyl group for lipase-catalyzed chiral binaphthol synthesis

Candida antarctica lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of O-butyryl-BINOL [(±)-3] or O-butyryl-6,6′-dibromo-BINOL [(±)-5] yielded optically active BINOL [(R)-1] or 6,6′-dibromo-BINOL [(R)-4] with high enantiomeric excess at 80 °C. Reaction temperature and acyl group of substrate had a great influence on the reactivity and enantioselectivity, respectively, of lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis for chiral binaphthol synthesis.