Enzyme-Catalyzed Transetherification of Alkoxysilanes

Author: Abbate Vincenzo   Brandstadt Kurt F.   Taylor Peter G.   Bassindale Alan R.  

Publisher: MDPI

E-ISSN: 2073-4344|3|1|27-35

ISSN: 2073-4344

Source: Catalysts, Vol.3, Iss.1, 2013-01, pp. : 27-35

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Abstract

We report the first evidence of an enzyme-catalyzed transetherification of model alkoxysilanes. During an extensive enzymatic screening in the search for new biocatalysts for silicon-oxygen bond formation, we found that certain enzymes promoted the transetherification of alkoxysilanes when tert-butanol or 1-octanol were used as the reaction solvents.