The objective of the present work was to study the stereoselective synthesis of homo-allylic alcohol using stereoselective hydrolysis by Rhizopus arrhizus and also to study the stereoselective synthesis of allyl phenyl carbinol (APC) or 1-Phenyl-3-butene-1-o by combination of chemical synthesis and biotransformation from cheap raw materials such as benzaldehyde and allyl bromide. Stereospecific synthesis of allyl phenyl carbinol (APC) was achieved by acetate hydrolysis by R. arrhizus giving R (+) enantiomer. Maximum enantiomeric excess of APC was obtained at 16 h where as maximum yield of it was obtained at 48 h of biotransformation.
Allyl Phenyl Carbinol; Biotransformation; Rhizopus arrhizus
