- Enantioselective liquid-liquid extraction of (R,S)-phenylglycinol using a bisnaphthyl phosphoric acid derivative as chiral extractant
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This study demonstrates that enantioseparation by liquid-liquid extraction can be done in a continuous flow mode on both laboratory and industrial scale and is a promising technique that could become a competitive alternative for crystallization or chromatographic approaches. We studied the enantioselective liquid-liquid extraction of phenylglycinol (Pgl) using a bisnaphthyl phosphoric acid extractant. Batch experiments were performed to estimate extraction model parameters. The system was described using an extraction mechanism with homogeneous organic phase complexation. The complexation constants were very large, in the order of 108-1010 L/mol in the temperature range 279T303 K. The developed model was then used to design a multistage countercurrent extraction process with Centrifugal Contactor Separator (CCS) equipment. This study demonstrates that high purity (70% ee) with a reasonable yield (36%) can be obtained for a moderately selective system (α=1.7) with only six extraction stages. The technology is potentially applicable to a wide range of racemates. Copyright
- Schuur, Boelo,Verkuijl, Bastiaan J.V.,Bokhove, Jeroen,Minnaard, Adriaan J.,De Vries, Johannes G.,Heeres, Hero J.,Feringa, Ben L.
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- Construction and activity evaluation of novel benzodioxane derivatives as dual-target antifungal inhibitors
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Ergosterol exert the important function in maintaining the fluidity and osmotic pressure of fungal cells, and its key biosynthesis enzymes (Squalene epoxidase, SE; 14 α-demethylase, CYP51) displayed the obvious synergistic effects. Therefore, we expected to discover the novel antifungal compounds with dual-target (SE/CYP51) inhibitory activity. In the progress, we screened the different kinds of potent fragments based on the dual-target (CYP51, SE) features, and the method of fragment-based drug discovery (FBDD) was used to guide the construction of three different series of benzodioxane compounds. Subsequently, their chemical structures were synthesized and evaluated. These compounds displayed the obvious biological activity against the pathogenic fungal strains. Notably, target compounds 10a-2 and 22a-2 possessed the excellent broad-spectrum anti-fungal activity (MIC50, 0.125–2.0 μg/mL) and the activity against drug-resistant strains (MIC50, 0.5–2.0 μg/mL). Preliminary mechanism studies have confirmed that these compounds effectively inhibited the dual-target (SE/CYP51) activity, they could cause fungal rupture and death by blocking the bio-synthetic pathway of ergosterol. Further experiments discovered that compounds 10a-2 and 22a-2 also maintained a certain of anti-fungal effect in vivo. In summary, this study not only provided the new dual-target drug design strategy and method, but also discover the potential antifungal compounds.
- An, Yunfei,Fan, Haiyan,Han, Jun,Liu, Wenxia,Sun, Bin,Xie, Honglei
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- Construction and activity evaluation of novel dual-target (SE/CYP51) anti-fungal agents containing amide naphthyl structure
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With the increase of fungal infection and drug resistance, it is becoming an urgent task to discover the highly effective antifungal drugs. In the study, we selected the key ergosterol bio-synthetic enzymes (Squalene epoxidase, SE; 14 α-demethylase, CYP51) as dual-target receptors to guide the construction of novel antifungal compounds, which could achieve the purpose of improving drug efficacy and reducing drug-resistance. Three different series of amide naphthyl compounds were generated through the method of skeleton growth, and their corresponding target products were synthesized. Most of compounds displayed the obvious biological activity against different Candida spp. and Aspergillus fumigatus. Among of them, target compounds 14a-2 and 20b-2 not only possessed the excellent broad-spectrum anti-fungal activity (MIC50, 0.125–2 μg/mL), but also maintained the anti-drug-resistant fungal activity (MIC50, 1–4 μg/mL). Preliminary mechanism study revealed the compounds (14a-2, 20b-2) could block the bio-synthetic pathway of ergosterol by inhibiting the dual-target (SE/CYP51) activity, and this finally caused the cleavage and death of fungal cells. In addition, we also discovered that compounds 14a-2 and 20b-2 with low toxic and side effects could exert the excellent therapeutic effect in mice model of fungal infection, which was worthy for further in-depth study.
- An, Yunfei,Fan, Haiyan,Han, Jun,Liu, Wenxia,Liu, Yating,Sun, Bin,Sun, Zhuang
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- Preparation method of S-4-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone
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The invention discloses a preparation method of S-4-phenyl-2-azolidinone. The preparation method comprises the following steps: reducing a compound 8 by potassium borohydride under acidic conditions to obtain a compound 9, and cyclizing the compound 9 and diethyl carbonate under alkaline conditions to obtain a compound 10, thereby obtaining (s)-4-phenyl-2-azolidinone. The raw materials used in the preparation method are easy to obtain, the reaction conditions are mild, the steps are simple, flammable and explosive reagents are not used, and the preparation method is suitable for large-scale industrial production and high in safety; the reaction yield is higher, and the cost is lower. Wide application prospects are realized.
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- Preparation method of oxazolidinone compound
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The preparation method comprises the following steps 1): dissolving aromatic amino acid in methanol, dissolving the aromatic amino acid in methanol, heating up to 50 - 60 °C heat preservation 1 - 2h, 2) reducing: adding a catalytic amount of lithium salt in ethanol water as a solvent. 3) Ring-closing: toluene is used as a solvent, a reduction product and diethyl carbonate are added to 100 °C, a sodium methoxide solution is added dropwise, and the product is obtained after completion of the dropwise addition and after-treatment and purification after completion of the normal pressure distillation to the temperature of 100 °C heat preservation. The lithium salt is introduced to participate in the reaction, sodium borohydride is selected as a solvent, sodium borohydride is completely dissolved, and the lithium salt can be free from the compound to improve the reaction activity, so that the use amount of sodium borohydride is reduced to 2 equivalent, and the production cost is remarkably reduced.
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- Enantioselective Cascade Biocatalysis for Deracemization of Racemic β-Amino Alcohols to Enantiopure (S)-β-Amino Alcohols by Employing Cyclohexylamine Oxidase and ω-Transaminase
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Optically active β-amino alcohols are very useful chiral intermediates frequently used in the preparation of pharmaceutically active substances. Here, a novel cyclohexylamine oxidase (ArCHAO) was identified from the genome sequence of Arthrobacter sp. TYUT010-15 with the R-stereoselective deamination activity of β-amino alcohol. ArCHAO was cloned and successfully expressed in E. coli BL21, purified and characterized. Substrate-specific analysis revealed that ArCHAO has high activity (4.15 to 6.34 U mg?1 protein) and excellent enantioselectivity toward the tested β-amino alcohols. By using purified ArCHAO, a wide range of racemic β-amino alcohols were resolved, (S)-β-amino alcohols were obtained in >99 % ee. Deracemization of racemic β-amino alcohols was conducted by ArCHAO-catalyzed enantioselective deamination and transaminase-catalyzed enantioselective amination to afford (S)-β-amino alcohols in excellent conversion (78–94 %) and enantiomeric excess (>99 %). Preparative-scale deracemization was carried out with 50 mM (6.859 g L?1) racemic 2-amino-2-phenylethanol, (S)-2-amino-2-phenylethanol was obtained in 75 % isolated yield and >99 % ee.
- Zhang, Jian-Dong,Chang, Ya-Wen,Dong, Rui,Yang, Xiao-Xiao,Gao, Li-Li,Li, Jing,Huang, Shuang-Ping,Guo, Xing-Mei,Zhang, Chao-Feng,Chang, Hong-Hong
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- Highly Stable Zr(IV)-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Chiral Separation in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography
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Separation of racemic mixtures is of great importance and interest in chemistry and pharmacology. Porous materials including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been widely explored as chiral stationary phases (CSPs) in chiral resolution. However, it remains a challenge to develop new CSPs for reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), which is the most popular chromatographic mode and accounts for over 90% of all separations. Here we demonstrated for the first time that highly stable Zr-based MOFs can be efficient CSPs for RP-HPLC. By elaborately designing and synthesizing three tetracarboxylate ligands of enantiopure 1,1′-biphenyl-20-crown-6, we prepared three chiral porous Zr(IV)-MOFs with the framework formula [Zr6O4(OH)8(H2O)4(L)2]. They share the same flu topological structure but channels of different sizes and display excellent tolerance to water, acid, and base. Chiral crown ether moieties are periodically aligned within the framework channels, allowing for stereoselective recognition of guest molecules via supramolecular interactions. Under acidic aqueous eluent conditions, the Zr-MOF-packed HPLC columns provide high resolution, selectivity, and durability for the separation of a variety of model racemates, including unprotected and protected amino acids and N-containing drugs, which are comparable to or even superior to several commercial chiral columns for HPLC separation. DFT calculations suggest that the Zr-MOF provides a confined microenvironment for chiral crown ethers that dictates the separation selectivity.
- Jiang, Hong,Yang, Kuiwei,Zhao, Xiangxiang,Zhang, Wenqiang,Liu, Yan,Jiang, Jianwen,Cui, Yong
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- Bioproduction of Enantiopure (R)- and (S)-2-Phenylglycinols from Styrenes and Renewable Feedstocks
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Enantiopure (R)- and (S)-2-phenylglycinols are important chiral building blocks for pharmaceutical manufacturing. Several chemical and enzymatic methods for their synthesis were reported, either involving multi-step synthesis or starting from a relatively complex chemical. Here, we developed one-pot simple syntheses of enantiopure (R)- and (S)-2-phenylglycinols from cheap starting materials and renewable feedstocks. Enzyme cascades consisting of epoxidation-hydrolysis-oxidation-transamination were developed to convert styrene 2 a to (R)- and (S)-2-phenylglycinol 1 a, with butanediol dehydrogenase for alcohol oxidation as well as BmTA and NfTA for (R)- and (S)-enantioselective transamination, respectively. The engineered E. coli strains expressing the cascades produced 1015 mg/L (R)-1 a in >99% ee and 315 mg/L (S)-1 a in 91% ee, respectively, from styrene 2 a. The same cascade also converted substituted styrenes 2 b–k and indene 2 l into substituted (R)-phenylglycinols 1 b–k and (1R, 2R)-1-amino-2-indanol 1 l in 95–>99% ee. To transform bio-based L-phenylalanine 6 to (R)-1 a and (S)-1 a, (R)- and (S)-enantioselective enzyme cascades for deamination-decarboxylation-epoxidation-hydrolysis-oxidation-transamination were developed. The engineered E. coli strains produced (R)-1 a and (S)-1 a in high ee at 576 mg/L and 356 mg/L, respectively, from L-phenylalanine 6, as the first synthesis of these compounds from a bio-based chemical. Finally, L-phenylalanine biosynthesis pathway was combined with (R)- or (S)-enantioselective cascade in one strain or coupled strains, to achieve the first synthesis of (R)-1 a and (S)-1 a from a renewable feedstock. The coupled strain approach enhanced the production, affording 274 and 384 mg/L (R)-1 a and 274 and 301 mg/L (S)-1 a, from glucose and glycerol, respectively. The developed methods could be potentially useful to produce these high-value chemicals from cheap starting materials and renewable feedstocks in a green and sustainable manner. (Figure presented.).
- Sekar, Balaji Sundara,Mao, Jiwei,Lukito, Benedict Ryan,Wang, Zilong,Li, Zhi
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- Copper(I) Phosphinooxazoline Complexes: Impact of the Ligand Substitution and Steric Demand on the Electrochemical and Photophysical Properties
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A series of seven homoleptic CuI complexes based on hetero-bidentate P^N ligands was synthesized and comprehensively characterized. In order to study structure–property relationships, the type, size, number and configuration of substituents at the phosphinooxazoline (phox) ligands were systematically varied. To this end, a combination of X-ray diffraction, NMR spectroscopy, steady-state absorption and emission spectroscopy, time-resolved emission spectroscopy, quenching experiments and cyclic voltammetry was used to assess the photophysical and electrochemical properties. Furthermore, time-dependent density functional theory calculations were applied to also analyze the excited state structures and characteristics. Surprisingly, a strong dependency on the chirality of the respective P^N ligand was found, whereas the specific kind and size of the different substituents has only a minor impact on the properties in solution. Most importantly, all complexes except C3 are photostable in solution and show fully reversible redox processes. Sacrificial reductants were applied to demonstrate a successful electron transfer upon light irradiation. These properties render this class of photosensitizers as potential candidates for solar energy conversion issues.
- Frey, Wolfgang,Giereth, Robin,Karnahl, Michael,Klo?, Marvin,Mengele, Alexander K.,Steffen, Andreas,Tschierlei, Stefanie
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- Efficient Access to Chiral 2-Oxazolidinones via Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation: Scope Study, Mechanistic Explanation, and Origin of Enantioselectivity
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Cheap transition metal Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-oxazolones was successfully developed, which provided an efficient synthetic strategy to prepare various chiral 2-oxazolidinones with 95%-99% yields and 97%->99% ee. The gram-scale hydrogenation could be proceeded well with >99% ee in the presence of low catalyst loading (up to 3350 TON). This Ni-catalyzed hydrogenation protocol demonstrated great synthetic utility, and the chiral 2-oxazolidinone product was easily converted to a variety of other important molecules in good yields and without loss of ee values, such as chiral dihydrothiophene-2(3H)-thione, amino alcohol, oxazoline ligand, and allenamide. Moreover, a series of deuterium labeling experiments, control experiments, and DFT calculations were conducted to illustrate a reasonable catalytic mechanism for this Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation, which involved a tautomerization between the enamine and its isomer imine and then went through asymmetric 1,2-addition of Ni(II)-H to the preferred imine.
- Dong, Xiu-Qin,Liu, Yuanhua,Wang, Heng,Wang, Minyan,Yang, Xuanliang,Yi, Zhiyuan,Yin, Congcong,Zhang, Xumu
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- Data mining of amine dehydrogenases for the synthesis of enantiopure amino alcohols
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Chiral amino alcohols are essential building blocks for the pharmaceutical industry, and are widely present in natural and synthetic bioactive compounds. Amine dehydrogenases (AmDHs) can asymmetrically reduce prochiral ketones with low-cost ammonia to chiral amines and water as by-products, using NAD(P)H as a cofactor under mild conditions, but hydroxy ketones with formation of chiral hydroxy amines have rarely been investigated. In this study, six new bacterial AmDHs derived from amino acid dehydrogenases (AADHs) were identified by data mining, and five out of the six enzymes were able to efficiently reduce 1-hydroxybutan-2-one (1a) to (S)-2-aminobutan-1-ol ((S)-2a) with 19-99% conversions and 99% ee. The five AmDHs were purified and biochemically characterized for reductive amination activity towards substrate 1a with the optimal pH at 8.5 or 9.0 and the optimal temperature at 45 °C, 50 °C or 55 °C, and provided reductive amination of a broad range of prochiral α-hydroxy ketones, and even of a model β-hydroxy ketone leading to β-hydroxy amine with 99% ee. Our study expands the toolbox of AmDHs in the synthesis of chiral amino alcohols.
- Guo, Jinggong,Li, Jun-Kuan,Ma, Jun-An,Miao, Yuchen,Qu, Ge,Sun, Zhoutong,Wang, Hongyue
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- Tuning Triplet Energy Transfer of Hydroxamates as the Nitrene Precursor for Intramolecular C(sp3)-H Amidation
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Reported herein is the design of a photosensitization strategy to generate triplet nitrenes and its applicability for the intramolecular C-H amidation reactions. Substrate optimization by tuning physical organic parameters according to the proposed energy transfer pathway led us to identify hydroxamates as a convenient nitrene precursor. While more classical nitrene sources, representatively organic azides, were ineffective under the current photosensitization conditions, hydroxamates, which are readily available from alcohols or carboxylic acids, are highly efficient in accessing synthetically valuable 2-oxazolidinones and γ-lactams by visible light. Mechanism studies supported our working hypothesis that the energy transfer path is mainly operative.
- Chang, Sukbok,Jung, Hoimin,Keum, Hyeyun,Kweon, Jeonguk
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- Method for preparing amino alcohol compound by using halogenated intermediate
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The invention discloses a method for preparing an amino alcohol compound by utilizing a halogenated intermediate. According to the method, an oxygen-halogen bond can be prepared by utilizing cyclic diacyl peroxide and halogenated salt under an illumination condition, and the oxygen-halogen bond is prone to homolysis under an illumination condition to form an active free radical, so the amino alcohol is finally prepared. The novel method for synthesizing the amino alcohol is high in atom utilization rate, simple in synthesis method and high in yield, so the consumption of halide for reactions with synthesis values is reduced, and the purposes of environmental protection and green chemistry are better achieved.
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- Site-Specific C(sp3)–H Aminations of Imidates and Amidines Enabled by Covalently Tethered Distonic Radical Anions
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The utilization of N-centered radicals to synthesize nitrogen-containing compounds has attracted considerable attention recently, due to their powerful reactivities and the concomitant construction of C?N bonds. However, the generation and control of N-centered radicals remain particularly challenging. We report a tethering strategy using SOMO-HOMO-converted distonic radical anions for the site-specific aminations of imidates and amidines with aid of the non-covalent interaction. This reaction features a remarkably broad substrate scope and also enables the late-stage functionalization of bioactive molecules. Furthermore, the reaction mechanism is thoroughly investigated through kinetic studies, Raman spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations, revealing that the aminations likely involve direct homolytic cleavage of N?H bonds and subsequently controllable 1,5 or 1,6 hydrogen atom transfer.
- Fang, Yuanding,Fu, Kang,Shi, Lei,Zhao, Rong,Zhou, Jia
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- Aryl olefin azole derivative as well as preparation method and application thereof
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The invention belongs to the technical field of medicines, and relates to an aryl olefin azole derivative shown in a general formula I, stereoisomers thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates or prodrugs thereof, and substituent groups Ar, R and X have definitions given in the specification. The invention also relates to a method for preparing the compound as shown in the general formula I, a medicinal composition containing the compound and application of the compound and the medicinal composition in preparation of medicines for treating and preventing superficial fungal and deep fungal diseases.
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- Electrochemical Difunctionalization of Alkenes by a Four-Component Reaction Cascade Mumm Rearrangement: Rapid Access to Functionalized Imides
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An electrochemical four-component reaction cascade Mumm rearrangement was developed. It is a rare example of in situ generation of O-acyl isoamides for 1,3-(O→N) acyl transfer. Inexpensive, commercially available arylethylenes, aryl or heterocyclic acids, acetonitrile, and alcohols were used as substrates. A wide range of aryl acids and alcohols were tolerated and provided imides in satisfactory yields. Subsequent hydrolysis of imides could be utilized to synthesize valuable amides and β-amino alcohol derivatives.
- Zhang, Xiaofeng,Cui, Ting,Zhao, Xin,Liu, Ping,Sun, Peipei
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- Designing chiral amido-oxazolines as new chelating ligands devoted to direct Cu-catalyzed oxidation of allylic C–H bonds in cyclic olefins
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A new type of amido-oxazoline ligands was conveniently synthesized from inexpensive and commercially available materials in high yields and enantiomeric excesses. The corresponding chiral copper complexes with this class of ligands [C2 symmetric S,S-bis(amido-oxazoline-Cu(II) complex] were synthesized accordingly. The ORTEP diagram of ligand 6a and complex 6a-copper were compared and characterization of the complex confirmed the involvement of both dentate parts of the ligands, the oxygen and nitrogen atoms, in complexation with copper. The utilization of this amido-oxazoline ligands in the copper-catalyzed enantioselective esterification of allylic C–H bonds of cyclic olefins with tert-butyl-4-nitrobenzoperoxoate resulted in the highest activities, yields (up to 95%) and enantioselectivities (up to 96%) in the presence of HZSM-5 zeolite. These new findings highlight the protocol as one of the most attractive and useful methods for the oxidation of the asymmetric allylic C–H bond of cycloalkenes compared to other methodologies reported in the literature.
- Samadi, Saadi,Jadidi, Khosrow,Samadi, Mojgan,Ashouri, Akram,Notash, Behrouz
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- Catalytic Mechanism Study on the 1,2- and 1,4-Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketimines and β-Enamino Esters Catalyzed by Axially Chiral Biscarboline-Based Alcohols
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Axial N-O alcohols, which have two large carboline moieties connected to the axis were synthesized and used in catalytic enantioselective 1,2- and 1,4-transfer hydrogenations of total 26 ketimines and β-enamino esters. Excellent levels of enantioselectivity ranging from 91% to 99% were achieved by using catalyst (aS)-(S)-3,3′-bis((S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-9,9′-dimethyl-9H,9′H-[1,1′-bipyrido[3,4-b]indole] 2-oxide. Interestingly, a mixture of (aS)-(S)-3,3′-bis((S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-9,9′-dimethyl-9H,9′H-[1,1′-bipyrido[3,4-b]indole] 2-oxide and (aR)-(S)-3,3′-bis((S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-9,9′-dimethyl-9H,9′H-[1,1′-bipyrido[3,4-b]indole] 2-oxide was also able to provide high enantioselectivities up to 95% that is the same as that using pure (aS)-(S)-3,3′-bis((S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl)-9,9′-dimethyl-9H,9′H-[1,1′-bipyrido[3,4-b]indole] 2-oxide. A plausible catalytic mechanism was suggested and total four kinds of transition states (TS) including almost 60 TS structures were investigated using density functional theory (DFT) with different basis sets such as 6-311G(2d,p). The predicted activation energy data are consistent with the experimental results. (Figure presented.).
- Dong, Mengxian,Wang, Jie,Wu, Shijie,Zhao, Yang,Ma, Yangyang,Xing, Yongfei,Cao, Fei,Li, Longfei,Li, Zhenqiu,Zhu, Huajie
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- β-Amino Phosphine Mn Catalysts for 1,4-Transfer Hydrogenation of Chalcones and Allylic Alcohol Isomerization
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Mn complexes with amino acid derived PN ligands were used in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation (TH) of ketone and chalcone substrates in 2-propanol with mild heating. Moreover, chalcones are reduced selectively to the saturated ketone at short times and can be fully converted to the alcohol when reactions are prolonged. The mechanism of chalcone reduction was briefly considered. Allylic alcohols are not reactive in 2-propanol, but quantitative isomerization occurs in toluene. Thus, we suspect that the allylic alcohols are dehydrogenated and the resulting ketone is formed through a direct 1,4-hydrogenation of the chalcone. Finally, several other related ligands that have been used in Mn-based TH reactions were explored to test the viability of ligand design in favoring chemoselectivity. The β-amino phosphine ligands proved most effective in this regard.
- Vigneswaran, Vipulan,MacMillan, Samantha N.,Lacy, David C.
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- Asymmetric ring opening of racemic epoxides for enantioselective synthesis of (S)-β-amino alcohols by a cofactor self-sufficient cascade biocatalysis system
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A novel one-pot epoxide hydrolase/alcohol dehydrogenase/transaminase cascade process for the asymmetric ring opening of racemic epoxides to enantiopure β-amino alcohols is reported. The product (S)-β-amino alcohols were obtained in 97-99% ee and 79-99% conversion from readily available racemic epoxides.
- Zhang, Jian-Dong,Yang, Xiao-Xiao,Jia, Qiao,Zhao, Jian-Wei,Gao, Li-Li,Gao, When-Chao,Chang, Hong-Hong,Wei, Wen-Long,Xu, Jian-He
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- Rapid and Quantitative Profiling of Substrate Specificity of ω-Transaminases for Ketones
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ω-Transaminases (ω-TAs) have gained growing attention owing to their capability for asymmetric synthesis of chiral amines from ketones. Reliable high-throughput activity assay of ω-TAs is essential in carrying out extensive substrate profiling and establishing a robust screening platform. Here we report spectrophotometric and colorimetric methods enabling rapid quantitation of ω-TA activities toward ketones in a 96-well microplate format. The assay methods employ benzylamine, a reactive amino donor for ω-TAs, as a cosubstrate and exploit aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) as a reporter enzyme, leading to formation of benzaldehyde detectable by ALDH owing to concomitant NADH generation. Spectrophotometric substrate profiling of two wild-type ω-TAs of opposite stereoselectivity was carried out at 340 nm with 22 ketones, revealing subtle differences in substrate specificities that were consistent with docking simulation results obtained with cognate amines. Colorimetric readout for naked eye detection of the ω-TA activity was also demonstrated by supplementing the assay mixture with color-developing reagents whose color reaction could be quantified at 580 nm. The colorimetric assay was applied to substrate profiling of an engineered ω-TA for 24 ketones, leading to rapid identification of reactive ketones. The ALDH-based assay is expected to be promising for high-throughput screening of enzyme collections and mutant libraries to fish out the best ω-TA candidate as well as to tailor enzyme properties for efficient amination of a target ketone.
- Han, Sang-Woo,Shin, Jong-Shik
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- Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Vicinal Amino Alcohols Using Amine Dehydrogenases
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Chiral vicinal amino alcohols are an important motif found in many biologically active molecules. In this study, biocatalytic reductive amination of α-hydroxy ketones with ammonia was investigated using engineered amine dehydrogenases (AmDHs) derived from the leucine amino acid dehydrogenase (AADH) from Lysinibacillus fusiformis. The AmDHs thus identified enabled the synthesis of (S)-configured vicinal amino alcohols from the corresponding α-hydroxy ketones in up to 99% conversions and >99% ee. One of the AmDH variants was used to prepare a key intermediate for the antituberculosis pharmaceutical ethambutol.
- Chen, Fei-Fei,Cosgrove, Sebastian C.,Birmingham, William R.,Mangas-Sanchez, Juan,Citoler, Joan,Thompson, Matthew P.,Zheng, Gao-Wei,Xu, Jian-He,Turner, Nicholas J.
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- Borohydride reduction stabilizing system and method for reducing ester into alcohol
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The invention provides a borohydride reduction stabilizing system and a method for reducing ester into alcohol. The borohydride reduction stabilizing system comprises a borohydride reducing agent anda stabilizer for stabilizing the borohydride reducing agent, wherein the borohydride reducing agent is sodium borohydride or potassium borohydride, and the stabilizer is an alkali metal salt of alcohol. On the basis of an existing sodium borohydride/potassium reducing agent, an alcohol alkali metal salt (such as sodium alcoholate or potassium alcoholate) is added, and then the sodium borohydride/potassium reducing agent can keep stable and is not decomposed under a heating condition, so that on one hand, reduction activity is maintained in a relatively high state and the situation of excessiveuse is reduced, and on the other hand, generation of hydrogen is reduced and the process risk is reduced.
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- Copper-Mediated, Heterogeneous, Enantioselective Intramolecular Buchner Reactions of α-Diazoketones Using Continuous Flow Processing
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Enantioselective intramolecular Buchner reactions of α-diazoketones can be effected using heterogeneous copper-bis(oxazoline) catalysts in batch or using continuous flow processing in up to 83% ee. The catalyst can be reused up to 7 times without loss of activity. For α-diazoketones 3 and 4, the enantioselection achieved in flow with the immobilized catalyst was comparable with the standard homogeneous catalyzed process.
- Crowley, Daniel C.,Lynch, Denis,Maguire, Anita R.
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- Highly Efficient and Robust Enantioselective Liquid–Liquid Extraction of 1,2-Amino Alcohols utilizing VAPOL- and VANOL-based Phosphoric Acid Hosts
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The large-scale production of enantiopure compounds in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner remains one of the major challenges of modern-day chemistry. The resolution of racemates through enantioselective liquid–liquid extraction was developed as a suitable solution but has remained largely underused, owing to a lack of highly efficient and robust chiral hosts to mediate the process. This paucity of hosts can in part be attributed to a poor understanding of the underlying principles behind these processes hindering the design of more efficient selectors. A previously untested class of hosts, VAPOL and VANOL derived phosphoric acids, has been studied in depth for the efficient enantioselective liquid–liquid extraction of 1,2-amino alcohols. A systematic investigation of extraction parameters was conducted, revealing many key interactions and DFT calculations illustrate the binding modes for the 1:1 complexes that are involved in chiral recognition. The resulting, now-optimized, procedures are highly robust and easy to implement. They are also easily scalable, as demonstrated by U-tube experiments.
- Pinxterhuis, Erik B.,Gualtierotti, Jean-Baptiste,Wezenberg, Sander J.,de Vries, Johannes G.,Feringa, Ben L.
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- Montmorillonite K10 catalyzed highly regioselective azidolysis of epoxides: A short and efficient synthesis of phenylglycine
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A series of β‐hydroxyazides were effectively synthesized from the regioselective ring opening of epoxides by sodium azide using montmorillonite K10 as a novel heterogeneous catalyst in aqueous acetonitrile in good to excellent yields. The utility of this method has been demonstrated by achieving a short synthesis of phenylglycine in 33.5% overall yield.
- Ch Ghosh, Keshab,Banerjee, Isita,Sinha, Surajit
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(2018/12/04)
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- Highly efficient enantioselective liquid-liquid extraction of 1,2-amino-alcohols using SPINOL based phosphoric acid hosts
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Access to enantiopure compounds on large scale in an environmentally friendly and cost-efficient manner remains one of the greatest challenges in chemistry. Resolution of racemates using enantioselective liquid-liquid extraction has great potential to meet that challenge. However, a relatively feeble understanding of the chemical principles and physical properties behind this technique has hampered the development of hosts possessing sufficient resolving power for their application to large scale processes. Herein we present, employing the previously untested SPINOL based phosphoric acids host family, an in depths study of the parameters affecting the efficiency of the resolution of amino-alcohols in the optic of further understanding the core principles behind ELLE. We have systematically investigated the dependencies of the enantioselection by parameters such as the choice of solvent, the temperature, as well as the pH and bring to light many previously unsuspected and highly intriguing interactions. Furthermore, utilizing these new insights to our advantage, we developed novel, highly efficient, extraction and resolving protocols which provide remarkable levels of enantioselectivity. It was shown that the extraction is catalytic in host by demonstrating transport in a U-tube and finally it was demonstrated how the solvent dependency could be exploited in an unprecedented triphasic resolution system.
- Pinxterhuis, Erik B.,Gualtierotti, Jean-Baptiste,Heeres, Hero J.,De Vries, Johannes G.,Feringa, Ben L.
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p. 6409 - 6418
(2017/08/29)
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- Diastereoselective and Enantiospecific Synthesis of 1,3-Diamines via 2-Azaallyl Anion Benzylic Ring-Opening of Aziridines
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The 1,3-diamine motif appears in numerous complex molecules, yet there are few methods for the stereoselective construction of this moiety. Herein, we demonstrate a stereocontrolled synthesis of 1,3-diamines, which bear up to three contiguous stereogenic centers, through benzylic ring-opening of aziridines with 2-azaallyl anion nucleophiles. Reactions proceed efficiently (yield up to 95%), diastereoselectively (dr up to >20:1), site selectively, and enantiospecifically to deliver products with differentiated amino groups.
- Li, Kangnan,Weber, Alexandria E.,Tseng, Luke,Malcolmson, Steven J.
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p. 4239 - 4242
(2017/08/23)
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- Directed β C-H Amination of Alcohols via Radical Relay Chaperones
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A radical-mediated strategy for β C-H amination of alcohols has been developed. This approach employs a radical relay chaperone, which serves as a traceless director that facilitates selective C-H functionalization via 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) and enables net incorporation of ammonia at the β carbon of alcohols. The chaperones presented herein enable direct access to imidate radicals, allowing their first use for H atom abstraction. A streamlined protocol enables rapid conversion of alcohols to their β-amino analogs (via in situ conversion of alcohols to imidates, directed C-H amination, and hydrolysis to NH2). Mechanistic experiments indicate HAT is rate-limiting, whereas intramolecular amination is product- and stereo-determining.
- Wappes, Ethan A.,Nakafuku, Kohki M.,Nagib, David A.
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p. 10204 - 10207
(2017/08/10)
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- Iron-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Synthesis of Unnatural Chiral Amino Acid Derivatives
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An iron-catalyzed diastereoselective synthesis of unnatural chiral (S)-α-amino acids with γ-quaternary carbon centers has been developed. The protocol uses inexpensive iron salt as the catalyst, readily available 2-phthaloyl acrylamide and alkenes as the starting materials, and phenylsilane as the reductant, and the reactions were performed well in mixed solvent of 1,2-dichloroethane and ethylene glycol at room temperature. The method shows some advantages including simple and wide substrates, mild conditions, high diastereoselectivity, and easy workup procedures.
- Zhang, Hao,Li, Haifang,Yang, Haijun,Fu, Hua
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p. 3362 - 3365
(2016/07/26)
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- Computer-assisted design, synthesis, binding and cytotoxicity assessments of new 1-(4-(aryl(methyl)amino)butyl)-heterocyclic sigma 1 ligands
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In this work we applied a blend of computational and synthetic techniques with the aim to design, synthesize, and characterize new σ1 receptor (σ1R) ligands. Starting from the structure of previously reported, high-affinity benzoxazolone-based σ1 ligands, the three-dimensional homology model of the σ1R was exploited for retrieving the molecular determinants to fulfill the optimal pharmacophore requirements. Accordingly, the benzoxazolone moiety was replaced by other heterocyclic scaffolds, the relevant conformational space in the σ1R binding cavity was explored, and the effect on σ1R binding affinity was ultimately assessed. Next, the compounds designed in silico were synthesized, and their affinity and selectivity toward σ1and σ2receptors were tested. Finally, a representative series of best σ1R binders were assayed for cytotoxic activity on the SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cell line. Specifically, the new 4-phenyloxazolidin-2-one derivatives 2b (i.e., (R)-2b and (S)-2b) emerged as potential leads for further development as σ1R agents, as they were found endowed with the highest σ1R affinity (Kiσ1 values in the range 0.95–9.3?nM), and showed minimal cytotoxic levels exhibited in the selected, cell-based test, in line with a σ1R agonist behavior.
- Zampieri, Daniele,Vio, Luciano,Fermeglia, Maurizio,Pricl, Sabrina,Wünsch, Bernhard,Schepmann, Dirk,Romano, Maurizio,Mamolo, Maria Grazia,Laurini, Erik
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p. 712 - 726
(2016/07/06)
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- Design, Synthesis, Fungicidal Activity, and Unexpected Docking Model of the First Chiral Boscalid Analogues Containing Oxazolines
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Chirality greatly influences the biological and pharmacological properties of a pesticide and will contribute to unnecessary environmental loading and undesired ecological impact. No structure and activity relationship (SAR) of enantiopure succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHIs) was documented during the structure optimization of boscalids. On the basis of commercial SDHIs, oxazoline natural products, and versatile oxazoline ligands in organic synthesis, the first effort was devoted to explore the chiral SDHIs and the preliminary mechanism thereof. Fine-tuning furnished chiral nicotinamides 4ag as a more promising fungicidal candidate against Rhizoctonia solani, Botrytis cinerea, and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, with EC50 values of 0.58, 0.42, and 2.10 mg/L, respectively. In vivo bioassay and molecular docking were investigated to explore the potential in practical application and plausible novelty in action mechanism, respectively. The unexpected molecular docking model showed the different chiral effects on the binding site with the amino acid residues. This chiral nicotinamide also featured easy synthesis and cost-efficacy. It will provide a powerful complement to the commercial SDHI fungicides with the introduction of chirality.
- Li, Shengkun,Li, Dangdang,Xiao, Taifeng,Zhang, Shasha,Song, Zehua,Ma, Hongyu
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p. 8927 - 8934
(2016/12/07)
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- Identification of (S)-selective transaminases for the asymmetric synthesis of bulky chiral amines
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The use of transaminases to access pharmaceutically relevant chiral amines is an attractive alternative to transition-metal-catalysed asymmetric chemical synthesis. However, one major challenge is their limited substrate scope. Here we report the creation of highly active and stereoselective transaminases starting from fold class I. The transaminases were developed by extensive protein engineering followed by optimization of the identified motif. The resulting enzymes exhibited up to 8,900-fold higher activity than the starting scaffold and are highly stereoselective (up to >99.9% enantiomeric excess) in the asymmetric synthesis of a set of chiral amines bearing bulky substituents. These enzymes should therefore be suitable for use in the synthesis of a wide array of potential intermediates for pharmaceuticals. We also show that the motif can be engineered into other protein scaffolds with sequence identities as low as 70%, and as such should have a broad impact in the field of biocatalytic synthesis and enzyme engineering.
- Pavlidis, Ioannis V.,Wei?, Martin S.,Genz, Maika,Spurr, Paul,Hanlon, Steven P.,Wirz, Beat,Iding, Hans,Bornscheuer, Uwe T.
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p. 1076 - 1082
(2016/11/02)
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- High-Temperature Boc Deprotection in Flow and Its Application in Multistep Reaction Sequences
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A simplified Boc deprotection using a high-temperature flow reactor is described. The system afforded the qualitative yield of a wide variety of deprotected substrates within minutes using acetonitrile as the solvent and without the use of acidic conditions or additional workups. Highly efficient, multistep reaction sequences in flow are also demonstrated wherein no extraction or isolation was required between steps.
- Bogdan, Andrew R.,Charaschanya, Manwika,Dombrowski, Amanda W.,Wang, Ying,Djuric, Stevan W.
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p. 1732 - 1735
(2016/05/19)
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- Valine amide carbamate derivative containing propargyloxy group and application thereof
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The invention relates to a valine amide carbamate derivative containing a propargyloxy group and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, belonging to the field of botanical bactericides. The valine amide carbamate derivative has a general formula (I) as shown in the specification, and the substituent R in the general formula (I) is as defined in the specification. The invention also relates to a preparation method for the compound as shown in the general formula (I), an intermediate specially prepared for development of the compound and application of the compound to prevention and treatment of plant diseases.
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- Metal-free one-pot synthesis of 2-substituted and 2,3-disubstituted morpholines from aziridines
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The metal-free synthesis of 2-substituted and 2,3-disubstituted morpholines through a one-pot strategy is described. A simple and inexpensive ammonium persulfate salt enables the reaction of aziridines with halogenated alcohols to proceed via an SN2-type ring opening followed by cyclization of the resulting haloalkoxy amine.
- Sun, Hongnan,Huang, Binbin,Lin, Run,Yang, Chao,Xia, Wujiong
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p. 524 - 529
(2015/06/08)
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- Visible-light-mediated decarboxylative benzoyloxylation of β-hydroxy amino acids and its application to synthesis of functional 1,2-amino alcohol derivatives
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We have developed a novel method for decarboxylative benzoyloxylation of β-hydroxy amino acids using photoredox catalyst Ru(bpy)3Cl2·6H2O and benzoylperoxide (BzO)2. This strategy was expanded to the synthesis of structurally diverse chiral 1,2-amino alcohols with different aryl or alkyl groups, starting from serine or threonine derivatives.
- Inuki, Shinsuke,Sato, Keisuke,Fujimoto, Yukari
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p. 5787 - 5790
(2015/09/29)
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- PRODUCTION METHOD FOR COMPOUND COMPRISING AMINO GROUP AND/OR HYDROXYL GROUP
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Disclosed is a method for producing a compound having an amino group and/or a hydroxyl group from a substrate compound having an atomic group containing CO or CS by eliminating said atomic group. The substrate compound having an atomic group containing CO or CS (for example, an amide, a carbamate, or the like) is allowed to react with a compound expressed by formula (I) below, at a temperature of 120°C or lower, preferably in the presence of an ammonium salt, to eliminate said atomic group containing CO or CS. In formula (I) A may not be present, and in a case where A is present, A represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. ????????H2N-A-NH2?????(I)
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- Highly enantioselective Michael addition of diethyl malonate to chalcones catalyzed by cinchona alkaloids-derivatived bifunctional tertiary amine-thioureas bearing multiple hydrogen-bonding donors
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Chalcones are still challenge substrates in Michael reactions, and only limited success has been achieved. This work describes a highly enantioselective Michael addition of diethyl malonate with chalcones catalyzed by cinchona alkaloids-derivatived bifunctional tertiary amine-thioureas bearing multiple hydrogen-bonding donors.
- Liu, Yulong,Wang, Xie,Wang, Xiaoyun,He, Wei
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p. 3163 - 3166
(2014/05/06)
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- New chiral 4-substituted 2-cyanoethyl-oxazolines: Synthesis and assessment of some biological activities
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This paper describes the synthesis of new enantiomerically pure 2-cyanoethyl-oxazolines in one step starting from a wide range of amino alcohols and 4-ethoxy-4-iminobutanenitrile with high to good yields (73-96%) via an appropriate procedure which can be used for a selective synthesis of mono-oxazolines. A simple operation as well as a practical separation is additional eco-friendly attributes of this method. All the synthesized compounds were identified and characterized with their physicochemical features and their spectral data (1H NMR, 13C NMR and TOFMS ES+). Among the prepared mono-oxazolines, the mono-oxazoline (3a) [3-[(4S)-4-benzyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-yl] propanenitrile] was tested to detect some biological activities. This compound was studied in vitro given the various types of pharmacological properties characterizing these compounds such as antioxidant, antimicrobial and analgesic activities. The antioxidant activity and mechanism of (3a) were identified using various in vitro antioxidant assays including 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH), and superoxide anion radicals (O2-) scavenging activity. In addition, compared to Quercetin, the tested synthetic product reveals a relatively-strong antiradical activity towards the DPPH (activity percentage of 81.22%) free radicals and significantly decreased the reactive oxygen species such as (O2 -) formation evaluated by the non-enzymatic (nitroblue tetrazolium/riboflavine) and the enzymatic (xanthine/xanthine oxidase) systems. Related activity values were, respectively, 66% and 60.30%. The oxazoline (3a) showed a high ability to reduce the O2- generation and proved to be a very potent radical scavenger. On the other hand, the analgesic property of the 3[(4S)-benzyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-yl] propanenitrile (3a) was demonstrated. The subcutaneous administration of (3a) produced a significant reduction in the number of abdominal constrictions amounting to 73.81% in the acetic acid writhing test in mice. In addition to these advances, the oxazoline (3a) has been investigated as an antimicrobial agent. Our results showed that this molecule exhibited various levels of antibacterial effect against all the tested bacterial strains.
- Hassani, Rym,Kacem, Yakdhane,Ben Mansour, Hedi,Ben Ammar, Hamed,Ben Hassine, Béchir
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- Synthesis of iron P-N-P' and P-NH-P asymmetric hydrogenation catalysts
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Complexes of the type mer,trans-[Fe(P-N-P)(CO)2Br]BF4 are known to be precatalysts for the asymmetric direct hydrogenation of ketones and imines. Employing related ligand scaffolds, we successfully generated and tested the series of three new precatalysts [Fe(PCy2CH2CH-NCH(R)CH2PPh2)(CO)2Br]BF4 with chirality derived from (S)-amino alcohols with phenyl, benzyl, and isopropyl substituents (R), yielding fairly active and selective systems. For the reduction of acetophenone to (S)-1-phenylethanol turnover frequencies up to 920 h-1 and up to 74% enantiomeric excess at 50 °C and 5-25 atm of H2 were obtained. We found, however, that placing these large groups R next to nitrogen was found to be deleterious to catalytic activity. Extending the scope of the ligand structure, we then developed a series of six P-N-P and five P-NH-P systems starting with o-diphenylphosphinobenzaldehyde and the phosphine-amines PPh2CHR1CHR2NH2 (R1 = H, Ph, CH2Ph, iPr with R2 = H or R1 = Me, Ph with R2 = Ph) as well as their corresponding [Fe(P-N-P)(NCMe)3][BF4]2 and [Fe(P-NH-P)(NCMe)3][BF4]2 complexes, which were not catalytically active. Finally, we made the new achiral iron complex mer,cis-Fe(PPh2(o-C6H4)CHNCH2CH2PPh2)(CO)Br2, which was active for the direct hydrogenation of acetophenone, achieving turnover frequencies of 800 h-1 at 50°C and 25 atm of H2.
- Sonnenberg, Jessica F.,Lough, Alan J.,Morris, Robert H.
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p. 6452 - 6465
(2015/02/19)
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- "On water": Efficient iron-catalyzed cycloaddition of aziridines with heterocumulenes
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In suspension: The reaction of aziridines with heterocumulenes in the presence of Fe(NO3)3×9 H2O in aqueous suspension provides access to functionalized five-membered heterocycles in good to high yields. This protocol has a wide substrate scope, is simple, and uses a nontoxic and cheap catalyst. Copyright
- Sengoden, Mani,Punniyamurthy, Tharmalingam
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p. 572 - 575
(2013/02/23)
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- Asymmetric Henry reaction catalyzed by Cu(I)-based chiral amino alcohol complex
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The Cu(I)-based complex prepared from (S)-2-(furan-2-yl-methylamino)-2- phenylethanol (5c) and CuCl was used as catalyst in enantioselective Henry reactions of arylaldehydes and nitromethane, which gave 89% ee and 95% yield at ambient temperature. The proposed catalytic cycle of an asymmetric Henry reaction was suggested. TUeBITAK.
- Shen, Tianhua,Qin, Quan,Ni, Hang,Xia, Ting,Zhou, Xiaocong,Cui, Funa,Li, Junqi,Ran, Deqiang,Song, Qingbao
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p. 966 - 977
(2013/12/04)
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- Pyrrolidine analogs of GZ-793A: Synthesis and evaluation as inhibitors of the vesicular monoamine transporter-2 (VMAT2)
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Central heterocyclic ring size reduction from piperidinyl to pyrrolidinyl in the vesicular monoamine transporter-2 (VMAT2) inhibitor GZ-793A and its analogs resulted in novel N-propane-1,2(R)-diol analogs 11a-i. These compounds were evaluated for their affinity for the dihydrotetrabenazine (DTBZ) binding site on VMAT2 and for their ability to inhibit vesicular dopamine (DA) uptake. The 4-difluoromethoxyphenethyl analog 11f was the most potent inhibitor of [3H]-DTBZ binding (Ki = 560 nM), with 15-fold greater affinity for this site than GZ-793A (Ki = 8.29 μM). Analog 11f also showed similar potency of inhibition of [3H]-DA uptake into vesicles (Ki = 45 nM) compared to that for GZ-793A (Ki = 29 nM). Thus, 11f represents a new water-soluble inhibitor of VMAT function.
- Penthala, Narsimha Reddy,Ponugoti, Purushothama Rao,Nickell, Justin R.,Deaciuc, Agripina G.,Dwoskin, Linda P.,Crooks, Peter A.
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p. 3342 - 3345
(2013/06/27)
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- Screening of C2-symmetric chiral phosphinites as ligands for ruthenium(II)-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of prochiral aromatic ketones
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Metal-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation processes provide a widely-used alternative to direct hydrogenation processes of ketones. As part of an ongoing program, we report enantioselective C2-symmetric bis(phosphinite)- ruthenium(II) catalytic systems for the transfer hydrogenation of prochiral aromatic ketones. The new catalytic systems can readily be formed under in situ conditions from C2-symmetric chiral bis(phosphinite) ligands and [Ru(η6-p-cymene)(μ-Cl)Cl]2 in transfer hydrogenation reaction media. These chiral ruthenium catalytic systems serve as catalyst precursors for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone derivatives in iso-PrOH and giving the corresponding optical active secondary alcohols up to 94% ee.
- Elma, Duygu,Durap, Feyyaz,Aydemir, Murat,Baysal, Akin,Meric, Nermin,Ak, Bünyamin,Turgut, Ylmaz,Gümgüm, Bahattin
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- Tunable ferrocenyl-phosphinite ligands for the ruthenium(II)-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones
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We report here new examples of enantiomerically pure monodendate phosphinite ligands containing both a ferrocene moiety and NH bridging moiety adjacent to the stereocenter, as well as their ruthenium(II) dichloro complexes. The phosphinites based on ferrocenyl moiety possessing stereogenic center have been screened as ligands for ruthenium(II)-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones to give corresponding secondary alcohols using iso-PrOH as the hydrogen source in the presence of NaOH. Up to 99% conversion with 97% ee was obtained in the transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone derivatives. Furthermore, the catalytic properties of these catalysts based on ferrocenyl-phosphinite backbone are also discussed briefly. The structures of these ligand and their corresponding complexes have been elucidated by a combination of multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis.
- I?ik, U?ur,Aydemir, Murat,Meri?, Nermin,Durap, Feyyaz,Kayan, Cezmi,Temel, Hamdi,Baysal, Akin
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p. 225 - 233
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- Green asymmetric synthesis: β-amino alcohol-catalyzed direct asymmetric aldol reactions in aqueous micelles
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The ability of chiral β-amino alcohols to catalyze the direct asymmetric aldol reaction was evaluated for the first time in aqueous micellar media. A family of cheap and easily accessible β-amino alcohols, obtained in one step from naturally occurring amino acids, was shown to successfully catalyze the asymmetric aldol reaction between a series of ketones and aromatic aldehydes. These aldol reactions furnished the corresponding β-hydroxy ketones with up to 93% isolated yield and 89% ee. (S)-2-phenylglycinol and Triton X-100 proved to be the best organocatalyst and surfactant, respectively. Copyright
- Pinaka, Afroditi,Vougioukalakis, Georgios C.,Dimotikali, Dimitra,Yannakopoulou, Elina,Chankvetadze, Bezhan,Papadopoulos, Kyriakos
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p. 119 - 125
(2013/08/24)
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- New chiral ruthenium(II)-phosphinite complexes containing a ferrocenyl group in enantioselective transfer hydrogenations of aromatic ketones
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A new and versatile class of unsymmetrical ferrocenyl-phosphinite ligands possessing a stereogenic center has been prepared from commercially available, inexpensive aminoacids such as, d-, l-phenylglycine and d-, l-phenylalanine, through a concise synthetic procedure. These ligands are not very sensitive to air and moisture, and display good enantioselectivities in the ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone derivatives, in which up to 91% ee was obtained. A comparison of the catalytic properties of amino alcohols and other analogues based on a ferrocenyl backbone is also discussed briefly. The structures of these ligands and their corresponding complexes have been elucidated by a combination of multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis.
- Ak, Buenyamin,Elma, Duygu,Meric, Nermin,Kayan, Cezmi,Isik, Ugur,Aydemir, Murat,Durap, Feyyaz,Baysal, Akin
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p. 1257 - 1264
(2013/11/19)
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- Intermolecular alkyl radical additions to enantiopure N-tert-butanesulfinyl aldimines
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The sulfinyl group in (R)-N-tert-butanesulfinyl aldimines provides efficient control of the stereoselectivity in the intermolecular reactions with alkyl radicals. The methodology is applicable to aryl, heteroaryl, benzyl, and alkynyl imines, even those containing CN, CO2Me, COR, and OH groups. The best results are attained with hindered radicals (tertiary and secondary ones) without C=N bond reduction. This reaction complements the well-established organometallic additions to N-sulfinyl aldimines to obtain enantiomerically pure functionalized α-branched primary amines.
- Fernandez-Salas, Jose A.,Maestro, M. Carmen,Rodriguez-Fernandez, M. Mercedes,Garcia-Ruano, Jose L.,Alonso, Ines
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p. 1658 - 1661
(2013/06/26)
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- L-Pipecolinic acid derived Lewis base organocatalyst for asymmetric reduction of N-aryl imines by trichlorosilane: Effects of the side amide group on catalytic performances
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A series of N-formamides derived from pipecolinic acid have been synthesized and tested as Lewis base catalysts for the enantioselective reduction of N-aryl imines by trichlorosilane. Through the investigation of the structure-efficacy relationship between the side amide group and catalytic performance, several highly effective catalysts were discovered. In particular, arylamido-type catalyst 5i and non-arylamido-type catalyst 6c exhibited high reactivity and enantioselectivity, furnishing the reduction of a wide variety of N-aryl imines with high isolated yields (up to 98%) and ee values (up to 96%) under mild conditions. Moreover, these two catalysts complement each other in terms of their tolerances to nonaromatic ketimines and non-methyl ketimines. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2013.
- Wang, Zhouyu,Wang, Chao,Zhou, Li,Sun, Jian
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p. 787 - 797
(2013/02/25)
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- Observations on the modified wenker synthesis of aziridines and the development of a biphasic system
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A cheap and reliable process for the modified Wenker cyclization to afford aziridines has been achieved using biphasic conditions for a range of amino alcohol starting materials. A 100 mmol "one-pot" process has also been devised, and the enantiopurity of the starting amino alcohol is retained in the aziridine product.
- Buckley, Benjamin R.,Patel, Anish P.,Wijayantha
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p. 1289 - 1292
(2013/04/10)
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