摘要 |
Certain novel alkenyl-substituted dihydroxycyclohexadienes and the corresponding catechols are prepared by providing a culture of a microorganism selected from P.putida NCIB 12190 and mutants thereof, supplying to the culture the corresponding benzene derivatives in suitable fermentation medium, and subsequently recovering the desired dihydroxycyclohexadiene in cis-relationship, optionally followed by dehydrogenating the compound to afford the corresponding catechol.
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