- Poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate) depolymerase from Pseudomonas fluorescens GK13: Catalysis of ester-forming reactions in non-aqueous media
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Several industrial processes based on lipase catalysis have been established. However, since there are still a vast number of catalytic processes that lack a suitable enzyme, the discovery of new biocatalysts is required to fulfil this purpose. The potential of using the medium-chain-length (mcl)-PHA depolymerase from Pseudomonas fluorescens GK13 in anhydrous media to catalyze ester-forming reactions has been investigated and compared with that of Novozyme 435. The mcl-PHA depolymerase catalyzes the ring-opening polymerization of racemic β-butyrolactone (β-BL), l- and d-lactide (LLA, DLA) with high yield resulting in low molecular weight polymers. On the other hand, ε-caprolactone and pentadecalactone, which show high polymerizability using Novozyme 435 as catalyst, were not polymerized by mcl-PHA depolymerase. Besides, the activity of mcl-PHA depolymerase toward transesterification and esterification of ethyl-3-hydroxyoctanoate, lauric acid, (R,S)-β-BL, LLA and DLA has been studied.
- Santos, Marta,Gangoiti, Joana,Llama, Maria J.,Serra, Juan L.,Keul, Helmut,Moeller, Martin
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experimental part
p. 81 - 86
(2012/06/29)
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- RECOVERY METHOD OF HIGHLY PURE LACTIC ACID AND ALKYL LACTATE
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A method for recovery of highly pure alkyl lactate and lactic acid is provided, which includes a step 1 for producing source liquid comprising lactic acid or ammonium lactate; a step 2 for dehydrating the source liquid product of step 1; a step 3 for producing liquid mixture by sequentially adding and stirring alcohol and acid solution to the dehydrated source liquid; a step 4 for separating and removing ammonium salt precipitation from the liquid mixture of step 3; a step 5 for producing alkyl lactate from ammonium salt-free liquid mixture by esterification reaction; and a step 6 for separating alcohol and alkyl lactate by distillation from the mixture of step 5.
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- Synthesis and characterization of chiral mono N-heterocyclic carbene-substituted rhodium complexes and their catalytic properties in hydrosilylation reactions
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Different chiral mono-substituted N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of rhodium were prepared, starting from [Rh(COD)Cl]2 (COD = cyclooctadiene) by addition of free N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC), or an in-situ deprotonation of the corresponding iminium salt. All new complexes were characterized by spectroscopy methods. In addition, the structures of chloro(η4-1,5-cyclooctadiene)(1,3-di-[(1R,2R,3R,5S)-2,6, 6-trimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-3-yl] imidazolin-2-ylidene)rhodium(I) (5a), chloro(η4-1,5-cyclooctadiene)(1,3-di-[(1R,2S,5R) -2-isopropyl-5-menthylcyclohex-1-yl]imidazol-2-ylidene)rhodium(I) (5b) and chloro(η4-1,5-cyclooctadiene)(1,3-di-[(2R,4S,5S) -2-methyl-4-phenyl-1,3-dioxacyclohex-5-yl]imidazolin-2-ylidene)rhodium(I) (5i) were analyzed by DFT-calculations. The enantioselective hydrosilylation of acetophenone, ethylpyruvate and n-propylpyruvate with diphenylsilane and hydrolysis was carried out with chiral C2-symmetrical mono-substituted N-heterocyclic carbene rhodium complexes giving for the first time an enantioselective excess of up to 74% ee in the case of the n-propylpyruvate.
- Steinbeck, Martin,Frey, Guido D.,Schoeller, Wolfgang W.,Herrmann, Wolfgang A.
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scheme or table
p. 3945 - 3954
(2011/12/22)
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- Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-depolymerase from Pseudomonas lemoignei: Catalysis of esterifications in organic media
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Lipase catalysis in nonaqueous media is recognized as a powerful tool in organic and more recently polymer synthesis. Even though none of the currently known polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) depolymerases have lipase activity, they do have a catalytic center that resembles that of lipases. Motivated by the above, the potential of using the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), PHB, depolymerase from Psuedomonas lemoignei in organic media to catalyze ester-forming reactions was investigated. The effect of different organic solvents (benzene-d6, cyclohexane-d12, and acetonitrile-d3) on the activity of the PHB-depolymerase toward propylation of L-lactide was studied. A significant difference in the catalytic rate was observed as a function of solvent polarity. The selectivity of the PHB-depolymerase (P. lemoignei) to catalyze the propylation of a series of different lactones including ε-caprolactone, δ-butyrolactone, γ-butyrolactone, and D, L, meso, and racemic lactides has been studied with the PHB-depolymerase (P. lemoignei) in organic solvents. Important differences in the reactivity of these lactones, as well as selective hydrolysis of stereochemically different linear lactic acid dimers, were observed. Moreover, the ability of the PHB-depolymerase to catalyze the solventless polymerization of ε-caprolactone and trimethylene carbonate was investigated.
- Kumar,Gross,Jendrossek
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p. 7800 - 7806
(2007/10/03)
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- Enantioselective hydrogenation of pyruvates over polymer-stabilized and supported platinum nanoclusters
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The cinchonidine-modified enantioselective hydrogenation of pyruvates has been studied over polyvinylpyrrolidone-stabilized platinum (PVP-Pt) and the corresponding alumina-supported platinum (Al2O3-Pt) clusters. It is shown that the catalysts with particle size less than 2.0 nm demonstrate >90% enantioselectivity in favor of (R)-lactates. The solvent effect is similar to that over the conventional supported platinum catalyst except for tetrahydrofuran. These colloidal and supported clusters are stable with no obvious loss of activity and enantioselectivity even after 18 months standing in air at room temperature. Molecular mechanics calculations of the modifier- reactant interaction on the platinum surface suggest that it is possible to obtain good enantioselectivity on the small clusters.
- Zuo, Xiaobin,Liu, Hanfan,Guo, Dawei,Yang, Xiaozhen
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p. 7787 - 7804
(2007/10/03)
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- A boron analog of DIOP: Synthesis and properties
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A rhodium complex of a boron analog of DIOP, which is a model for a tailored bimetallic catalyst possessing dual functions, is an active catalyst for hydrogenation and hydrosilylation.
- Borner,Ward,Kortus,Kagan
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p. 2219 - 2228
(2007/10/02)
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- Highly Effective Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrogenations of α-Keto Esters and an α-Keto Acetal with New Neutral Chiral Pyrrolidinebisphosphine-Rhodium Complexes
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Synthesis of new chiral pyrrolidinebisphosphine-rhodium complexes and their application to the asymmetric hydrogenations of α-keto esters and an α-keto acetal are described.Among them, MCCPM-Rh gave the highest optical yield (87 percent) of the α-hydroxy ester and MCPM-Rh gave the 75 percent optical yield of the α-hydroxy acetal at the substrate to catalyst ratio (1000 : 1).
- Takahashi, Hisashi,Morimoto, Toshiaki,Achiwa, Kazuo
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p. 855 - 858
(2007/10/02)
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- THE ASYMMETRIC HYDROGENATION OF α-KETO ESTERS CATALYZED BY RHODIUM(I) COMPLEXES WITH CHIRAL DIPHOSPHINE LIGANDS. ON THE CATALYTIC CYCLES AND THE MECHANISM OF ASYMMETRIC INDUCTION
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Asymmetric hydrogenations of n-propyl pyruvate and ketopantoyl lactone catalyzed by rhodium complexes with (-) DIOP and BPPM were carried out under a variety of conditions.It was found that i) the Schrock-Osborn mechanism was not operative in these reactions at all since no acceleration of the reaction rate by the addition of water (1percent) was observed, ii) there was a clear difference between cationic and neutral (in situ) rhodium catalysts in their enantioslectivity, and iii) there was a remarkable solvent effect on the extent and direction of asymmetric induction.Possible mechanisms are discussed on the basis of these results.
- Ojima, Iwao,Kogure, Tetsuo
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p. 239 - 248
(2007/10/02)
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