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Martin Kluge and colleagues from the International Graduate School of Zittau and Lausitz University of Applied Sciences, Germany, report the stereoselective benzylic hydroxylation of alkybenzenes and epoxidation of styrene derivatives catalysed by the peroxygenase from the fungus Agrocybe aegerita. This method avoids the use of transition metal catalysts and harsh reactions conditions present in other methods. By using fed-batch devices and varying feeding strategies for the substrates, the Kluge and co-workers developed a suitable approach to optimize peroxygenase catalysis.
Antonio Braga and colleagues from the Federal University of Santa Catarina and the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, report the synthesis of selenol esters from diorganyl diselenides and acyl cholrides under solvent-free conditions and microwave irradiation. They describe an efficient, fast and eco-friendly method for the synthesis of selenol esters, which provided good to excellent yields of the products after just two minutes of microwave irradiation.
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