Abstract

A method is presented to improve the enantioselectivity of lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of naproxen methyl ester in water-saturated isooctane. It is shown that coupling of the enantioselective hydrolysis of Naproxen methyl ester with the photo-dissociation methanol leads to the photocatalytic conversion of methanol into water, by which the equilibrium constant ( K) of the lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis was changed. The equilibrium yield and enantiomeric excess are increased. Because the lipase would not dissolve in the organic solvent, it was adsorbed on photocatalyst particles, which may facilitate the isolation of enzyme from reaction system.

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