“…Reversible base-catalyzed formation of cyanohydrins in situ from prochiral aldehydes and cyanide group donors, such as 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanenitrile, has been performed concurrently with enantioselective lipase-catalyzed acylation resulting in DKR of aliphatic and aromatic (Paizs et al, 2003(Paizs et al, , 2004Sakai et al, 2008;Sundell et al, 2013;Veum and Hanefeld, 2004; cyanohydrins. This method was successfully applied in the preparation of chiral phenonothiazinic cyanohydrins, which are useful intermediates in the synthesis of bioactive substances (Fig.…”