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Chemoenzymatic asymmetric synthesis of fluoxetine, atomoxetine, nisoxetine, and duloxetine
Rej, Rohan Kalyan,Das, Tapas,Hazra, Suman,Nanda, Samik
, p. 913 - 918 (2013/09/23)
The asymmetric synthesis of two well-known anti-depressant drugs, fluoxetine and duloxetine has been accomplished in a chemoenzymatic manner. The main highlight of the synthesis is the enantioselective cyanohydrin formation by a plant (R)-HNL (hydroxynitrile lyase). The enantiopure cyanohydrins are then synthetically manipulated into the above two drug molecules and two of their structural analogues, atomoxetine and nisoxetine.