Asymmetric microbial conversion of (E)-2-benzylideneindan-1-one by the filamentous fungi Botrytis cinerea, Trichoderma viride, and Eutypa lata

摘要

The transformation of (E)-2-benzylideneindan-1-one 1 by the filamentous fungi Botrytis cinerea, Trichoderma\udviride, and Eutypa lata as biocatalysts was studied. The results showed the catalytic potential of\udthese fungi in affording several hydroxylation and reduction products, three of them reported here for\udthe first time. The absolute configuration of enantiomerically pure 2-benzylindane derivatives was\uddetermined.