Elsevier, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 8(22), p. 916-923
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2011.05.009
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The synthesis of both enantiomers of 1-(10-ethyl-10H-phenothiazin-1,2, and 4-yl)ethanols 1a–c and their acetates via enantioselective methanolysis of the corresponding racemic esters rac2a–c with lipase B from Candida antarctica (CaL-B) or/and by acylation of the racemic alcohols with the lipase A or lipase B from C. antarctica (CaL-A and CaL-B) is described. The absolute configuration of enantiopure 1-(10-ethyl-10H-phenothiazin-1-yl)ethyl acetate 2a was assigned as (R) by using QM/MM(hf/3–21g:uff) calculations within the CaL-B (1LBT crystal structure) enzymic environment.