@article{AlarconAldereteAguilaetal.2005, author = {Alarcon, Julio and Alderete, Joel B. and Aguila, Sergio and Peter, Martin G.}, title = {Regio and stereoselective hydroxylation of alpha-agarofuran by biotransformation of rhizopus nigricans}, year = {2005}, abstract = {A new synthesis of 9 alpha-hydroxy-alpha-agarofuran (6 alpha) is described, using a microbiological hydroxylation alpha-agarofuran (5) as the key reaction. The stereochemistry of the biohydroxylation was determined on the basis of a NOESY-experiment and GIAO calculations at the B3LYP/cc-pVDZ level. A strong gamma-effect was observed at C15 of the agarofuran ring which was correctly predicted by the GIAO-B3LYP calculations}, language = {en} }