- The Stereoselective Oxidation of para-Substituted Benzenes by a Cytochrome P450 Biocatalyst
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The serine 244 to aspartate (S244D) variant of the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP199A4 was used to expand its substrate range beyond benzoic acids. Substrates, in which the carboxylate group of the benzoic acid moiety is replaced were oxidised with high activity by the S244D mutant (product formation rates >60 nmol.(nmol-CYP)?1.min?1) and with total turnover numbers of up to 20,000. Ethyl α-hydroxylation was more rapid than methyl oxidation, styrene epoxidation and S-oxidation. The S244D mutant catalysed the ethyl hydroxylation, epoxidation and sulfoxidation reactions with an excess of one stereoisomer (in some instances up to >98 %). The crystal structure of 4-methoxybenzoic acid-bound CYP199A4 S244D showed that the active site architecture and the substrate orientation were similar to that of the WT enzyme. Overall, this work demonstrates that CYP199A4 can catalyse the stereoselective hydroxylation, epoxidation or sulfoxidation of substituted benzene substrates under mild conditions resulting in more sustainable transformations using this heme monooxygenase enzyme.
- Chao, Rebecca R.,Lau, Ian C.-K.,Coleman, Tom,Churchman, Luke R.,Child, Stella A.,Lee, Joel H. Z.,Bruning, John B.,De Voss, James J.,Bell, Stephen G.
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p. 14765 - 14777
(2021/09/14)
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- Diastereoselective Alkene Hydroesterification Enabling the Synthesis of Chiral Fused Bicyclic Lactones
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Palladium-catalysed diastereoselective hydroesterification of alkenes assisted by the coordinative hydroxyl group in the substrate afforded a variety of chiral γ-butyrolactones bearing two stereocenters. Employing the carbonylation-lactonization products as the key intermediates, the route from the alkenes with single chiral center to chiral THF-fused bicyclic γ-lactones containing three stereocenters was developed.
- Shi, Zhanglin,Shen, Chaoren,Dong, Kaiwu
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supporting information
p. 18039 - 18042
(2021/11/16)
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- METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE 2-SULFONYLOXY-1-PHENYLETHANOL DERIVATIVES
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Optically active 2-sulfonyloxy-1-phenylethanol derivative of formula (II) can be prepared easily and selectively by the method of the present invention using an asymmetric reduction of an α-sulfonyloxy acetophenone compound with a rhodium catalyst having petamethylcyclopentadienyl group and a hydrogen donor, and the compound of formula (II) obtained in the inventive method exhibits a higher e.e. (enantiomer excess) value than that of the products in the conventional methods.
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(2008/12/05)
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- Convenient synthesis of optically active 1,2-diol monosulfonates and terminal epoxides via oxazaborolidine-catalyzed asymmetric borane reduction of α-sulfonyloxy ketones
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A very convenient asymmetric synthesis of 1,2-diol monosulfonates and terminal epoxides with high optical purity via oxazaborolidine-catalyzed asymmetric borane reduction of α-sulfonyloxy ketones using N-ethyl-N-isopropylaniline-borane complex as borane carrier has been developed.
- Cho, Byung Tae,Yang, Weon Ki,Choi, Ok Kyung
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p. 1204 - 1211
(2007/10/03)
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