5-[4-(1-Hydroxyethyl)phenyl]-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin as a Probe of the Transition-State Conformation in Hydrolase-Catalyzed Enantioselective Transesterifications.

Examines the transition state conformation in hydrolase-catalyzed enantioselective transesterifications. Synthesis of porphyrin; Derivation of the lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols; Use of transition-state models for chemoenzymatic synthesis.