1885-28-5Relevant articles and documents
Efficient hydrogenation of levulinic acid catalysed by spherical NHC-Ir assemblies with atmospheric pressure of hydrogen
Liu, Yaoqi,Lu, Zeye,Shen, Lingyun,Tu, Tao,Wu, Jiajie,Zheng, Qingshu
supporting information, p. 5037 - 5042 (2021/07/29)
A practical, efficient, and mild hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL) under 1 atm H2was realized by single-sited 3D porous self-supported N-heterocyclic carbene iridium catalysts. Quantitative yields and selectivities were achieved at 0.02 mol% catalyst loading, and the catalyst could be reused for 9 runs without obvious loss of selectivity or activity.
Biocatalytic Asymmetric Reduction of γ-Keto Esters to Access Optically Active γ-Aryl-γ-butyrolactones
??d?o-Dobrowolska, Anna,Borowiecki, Pawe?,Heider, Johann,Kroutil, Wolfgang,Reiter, Tamara,Schühle, Karola,Szaleniec, Maciej,Tataruch, Mateusz,Telatycka, Natalia
supporting information, (2020/04/20)
An efficient stereoselective syntheses of a series of functionalized optically active γ-aryl-γ-butyrolactones is achieved by enzymatic asymmetric reduction of the corresponding sterically demanding γ-keto esters employing wild-type and recombinant alcohol dehydrogenases. The best stereoselectivities for the reduction via hydrogen transfer was obtained with two short chain dehydrogenases (SDRs) of complementary stereospecificity from Aromatoleum aromaticum, namely the Prelog-specific NADH-dependent (S)-1-phenylethanol dehydrogenase [(S)-PED] and the anti-Prelog-specific (R)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-ethanol dehydrogenase [(R)-HPED], respectively.Biotransformations catalyzed by both enzymes, followed by TFA-catalyzed cyclization of the resulting γ-hydroxy esters, furnished the respective (S)- and (R)-configured products with exquisite optical purity (up to >99% ee). The synthetic value was demonstrated on preparative scale for the asymmetric bioreduction of the model compound, methyl 4-oxo-4-phenylbutanoate, affording optically pure (S)-γ-phenyl-γ-butyrolactone (>99% ee) in 67–74% isolated yield at 89–95% conversion depending on the applied scale. (Figure presented.).
Indium-Catalyzed Direct Conversion of Lactones into Thiolactones and Selenolactones in the Presence of Elemental Sulfur and Selenium
Sakai, Norio,Horikawa, Shuhei,Ogiwara, Yohei
, p. 565 - 574 (2017/12/26)
The direct conversion of lactones into thiolactones with elemental sulfur (S 8) catalyzed by InCl 3 /PhSiH 3 in a one-pot reaction is described. This catalytic system was successfully applied to the novel preparation of selenolactones from lactones and selenium.
