Title: Tween-20® Enhanced Bioreduction of Acetophenones Promoted by Daucus carota Root
Abstract: The effect of surfactants on the bioreduction of acetophenones mediated by carrot (Daucus carota) root was investigated.Among the tested surfactants, Tween ® 20 slightly improved the conversion.The amount of surfactant was optimised, and the presented methodology was applied to other substituted acetophenones, which led to the preparation of their respective optically enriched 1-phenylethanols with high conversion levels and high enantioselectivities.