ZA20057524: Stereo selective chemoenzymatic process for the preparation of optically enriched phenylglycidates as precursors of taxol side chain

The invention relates to a novel and efficient chemoenzymatic of preparation of optically trans alkyl phenylglycidates. The invention particularly discloses a novel for the chemoenzymatic synthesis of two enantiomers of trans alkyl phenylglycidate i.e. alkyl(2S,3R)-phenylglycidate and alkyl(2R,3S)-phenylglycidate of formulae 7 and 8 respectively.