- A new clade of styrene monooxygenases for (R)-selective epoxidation
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Styrene monooxygenases (SMOs) are excellent enzymes for the production of (S)-enantiopure epoxides, but so far, only one (R)-selective SMO has been identified with a narrow substrate spectrum. Mining the NCBI non-redundant protein sequences returned a new distinct clade of (R)-selective SMOs. Among them,SeStyA fromStreptomyces exfoliatus,AaStyA fromAmycolatopsis albispora, andPbStyA fromPseudonocardiaceaewere carefully characterized and found to convert a spectrum of styrene analogues into the corresponding (R)-epoxides with up to >99% ee. Moreover, site 46 (AaStyA numbering) was identified as a critical residue that affects the enantioselectivity of SMOs. Phenylalanine at site 46 was required for the (R)-selective SMO to endow excellent enantioselectivity. The identification of new (R)-selective SMOs would add a valuable green alternative to the synthetic tool box for the synthesis of enantiopure (R)-epoxides.
- Xiao, Hu,Dong, Shuang,Liu, Yan,Pei, Xiao-Qiong,Lin, Hui,Wu, Zhong-Liu
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p. 2195 - 2201
(2021/04/12)
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- Asymmetric azidohydroxylation of styrene derivatives mediated by a biomimetic styrene monooxygenase enzymatic cascade
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Enantioenriched azido alcohols are precursors for valuable chiral aziridines and 1,2-amino alcohols, however their chiral substituted analogues are difficult to access. We established a cascade for the asymmetric azidohydroxylation of styrene derivatives leading to chiral substituted 1,2-azido alcohols via enzymatic asymmetric epoxidation, followed by regioselective azidolysis, affording the azido alcohols with up to two contiguous stereogenic centers. A newly isolated two-component flavoprotein styrene monooxygenase StyA proved to be highly selective for epoxidation with a nicotinamide coenzyme biomimetic as a practical reductant. Coupled with azide as a nucleophile for regioselective ring opening, this chemo-enzymatic cascade produced highly enantioenriched aromatic α-azido alcohols with up to >99% conversion. A bi-enzymatic counterpart with halohydrin dehalogenase-catalyzed azidolysis afforded the alternative β-azido alcohol isomers with up to 94% diastereomeric excess. We anticipate our biocatalytic cascade to be a starting point for more practical production of these chiral compounds with two-component flavoprotein monooxygenases.
- Franssen, Maurice C. R.,Hollmann, Frank,Martínez-Montero, Lía,Paul, Caroline E.,Süss, Philipp,Schallmey, Anett,Tischler, Dirk
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p. 5077 - 5085
(2021/08/16)
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- Enantiomer Separation of Nitriles and Epoxides by Crystallization with Chiral Organic Salts: Chirality Switching Modulated by Achiral Acids
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Enantiomer separation of nitriles and epoxides by inclusion crystal formation with organic-salt type chiral hosts was achieved. The stereochemistry of the preferentially included nitrile could be switched only by changing the achiral carboxylic acid component. Crystallographic analysis of the inclusion crystals reveals that the hydrogen-bonding networks are controlled by the acidity of the phenol group of the acids, which results in chirality switching.
- Hirose, Takuji,Kodama, Koichi,Shimomura, Yuki
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p. 6552 - 6557
(2021/11/16)
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- Peroxygenase-Catalysed Epoxidation of Styrene Derivatives in Neat Reaction Media
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Biocatalytic oxyfunctionalisation reactions are traditionally conducted in aqueous media limiting their production yield. Here we report the application of a peroxygenase in neat reaction conditions reaching product concentrations of up to 360 mM.
- Alcalde, Miguel,Arends, Isabel W. C. E.,Hollmann, Frank,Paul, Caroline E.,Rauch, Marine C. R.,Tieves, Florian
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- Photocatalytic Asymmetric Epoxidation of Terminal Olefins Using Water as an Oxygen Source in the Presence of a Mononuclear Non-Heme Chiral Manganese Complex
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Photocatalytic enantioselective epoxidation of terminal olefins using a mononuclear non-heme chiral manganese catalyst, [(R,R-BQCN)MnII]2+, and water as an oxygen source yields epoxides with relatively high enantioselectivities (e.g., up to 60% enantiomeric excess). A synthetic mononuclear non-heme chiral Mn(IV)-oxo complex, [(R,R-BQCN)MnIV(O)]2+, affords similar enantioselectivities in the epoxidation of terminal olefins under stoichiometric reaction conditions. Mechanistic details of each individual step of the photoinduced catalysis, including formation of the Mn(IV)-oxo intermediate, are discussed on the basis of combined results of laser flash photolysis and other spectroscopic methods.
- Shen, Duyi,Saracini, Claudio,Lee, Yong-Min,Sun, Wei,Fukuzumi, Shunichi,Nam, Wonwoo
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p. 15857 - 15860
(2016/12/23)
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- Catalytic Enantioselective Conversion of Epoxides to Thiiranes
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A highly efficient and enantioselective Br?nsted acid catalyzed conversion of epoxides to thiiranes has been developed. The reaction proceeds in a kinetic resolution, furnishing both epoxide and thiirane in high yields and enantiomeric purity. Heterodimer formation between the catalyst and sulfur donor affords an effective way to prevent catalyst decomposition and enables catalyst loadings as low as 0.01 mol %.
- Liao, Saihu,Leutzsch, Markus,Monaco, Mattia Riccardo,List, Benjamin
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p. 5230 - 5233
(2016/05/19)
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- The Ru-catalyzed enantioselective preparation of chiral halohydrins and their application in the synthesis of (R)-clorprenaline and (S)-sotalol
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The asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of a series of halo-substituted aryl methyl ketones, including those substituted in both α-methyl and aryl rings, was studied for the preparation of chiral halohydrins. Up to 99.7% ee was obtained with 2-chloro-1-(2-chlorophenyl)ethanone as the substrate and Ru-CsDPEN as the catalyst in an HCOONa/H2O system. (R)-Clorprenaline, a drug used in the treatment of respiratory disorders, such as bronchitis and asthma, and (S)-sotalol, a class-III antiarrhythmic compound, were prepared with these chiral halohydrins.
- Lu, Chuanjun,Luo, Zonghua,Huang, Ling,Li, Xingshu
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p. 722 - 727
(2011/08/06)
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- CALCILYTIC COMPOUNDS
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Novel calcilytic compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of synthesis and methods of using them are provided
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- A novel method for the synthesis of chiral epoxides from styrene derivatives using chiral acids in presence of Pseudomonas lipase G6 [PSL G6] and hydrogen peroxide
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Chiral epoxidation of styrene and its derivatives was carried out using series of chiral acids and urea hydrogen peroxide (UHP) or aqueous hydrogen peroxide (50%) in two phases under the catalytic influence of immobilized Pseudomonas lipase G6 [PSL G6] at 25-55 °C. A moderate to good yield and enantioselectivities of chiral epoxides were obtained.
- Sarma, Kuladip,Bhati, Nishi,Borthakur, Naleen,Goswami, Amrit
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p. 8735 - 8741
(2008/02/09)
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- METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGLE ENANTIOMER EPOXIDES BY THE ADH REDUCTION OF ALPHA-LEAVING GROUP-SUBSTITUTED KETONES AND CYCLISATION
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The invention relates to a method for producing single enantiomer epoxides by reducing a-leaving group-substituted ketones with (R)- or (S)-selective alcohol dehydrogenases in the presence of a cofactor and optionally a suitable system for regenerating the oxidised cofactor, to produce the corresponding single enantiomer alcohols and subsequently, by means of cyclisation induced by a base, the corresponding single enantiomer epoxides (EQUATION 1 ), wherein in EQUATION 1 LG may stand for F, CI, Br, I, OSO2Ar, OSO2CH3, OSO2R or OP(O)OR2, and R1, R2 and R3, independently of one another, stand for hydrogen, a branched or unbranched, optionally substituted C1-C2O- alkyl radical, symbolise an optionally randomly substituted C3-C10- cycloalkyl or alkenyl radical or a randomly substituted carbo- or heterocyclic aryl radical, or corresponds to a radical from the group CO2R, CONR2, COSR, CS2R, C(NH)NR2, CN, CHaI3, ArO, ArS, RO, RS, CHO, OH, NHR, NR2, Cl, F, Br, I or SiR3.
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- Enantioselective hydrolysis of various substituted styrene oxides with Aspergillus Niger CGMCC 0496
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Enantioselective biohydrolysis of various substituted styrene oxides using whole fungus cells of Aspergillus niger CGMCC 0496 are described. The results show not only para- but also some ortho- substituted styrene oxides can achieve high enantioselectivity during the hydrolysis.
- Jin, Hao,Li, Zu-Yi,Dong, Xiao-Wei
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p. 408 - 414
(2007/10/03)
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- Bacterial monooxygenase mediated preparation of nonracemic chiral oxiranes: Study of the effects of substituent nature and position
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Monooxygenation of styrene derivatives using recombinant E. coli biocatalyst is an efficient way to prepare the corresponding oxiranes. The electronic and geometric effects of the ring substituents are described and show the relaxed specificity of the enzyme and its high stereoselectivity.
- Bernasconi, Silvana,Orsini, Fulvia,Sello, Guido,Di Gennaro, Patrizia
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p. 1603 - 1606
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- Highly selective hydrolytic kinetic resolution of terminal epoxides catalyzed by chiral (salen)CoIII complexes. Practical synthesis of enantioenriched terminal epoxides and 1,2-diols
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The hydrolytic kinetic resolution (HKR) of terminal epoxides catalyzed by chiral (salen)CoIII complex 1·OAc affords both recovered unreacted epoxide and 1,2-diol product in highly enantioenriched form. As such, the HKR provides general access to useful, highly enantioenriched chiral building blocks that are otherwise difficult to access, from inexpensive racemic materials. The reaction has several appealing features from a practical standpoint, including the use of H2O as a reactant and low loadings (0.2-2.0 mol %) of a recyclable, commercially available catalyst. In addition, the HKR displays extraordinary scope, as a wide assortment of sterically and electronically varied epoxides can be resolved to ≥ 99% ee. The corresponding 1,2-diols were produced in good-to-high enantiomeric excess using 0.45 equiv of H2O. Useful and general protocols are provided for the isolation of highly enantioenriched epoxides and diols, as well as for catalyst recovery and recycling. Selectivity factors (krel) were determined for the HKR reactions by measuring the product ee at ca. 20% conversion. In nearly all cases, krel values for the HKR exceed 50, and in several cases are well in excess of 200.
- Schaus, Scott E.,Brandes, Bridget D.,Larrow, Jay F.,Tokunaga, Makoto,Hansen, Karl B.,Gould, Alexandra E.,Furrow, Michael E.,Jacobsen, Eric N.
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p. 1307 - 1315
(2007/10/03)
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- Designing new chiral ketone catalysts. Asymmetric epoxidation of cis-olefins and terminal olefins
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This paper describes a new class of chiral oxazolidinone ketone catalyst for asymmetric epoxidation. High ee values have been obtained for a number of cyclic and acyclic cis-olefins. The epoxidation was stereospecific with no isomerization observed in the epoxidation of acyclic systems. Encouragingly high ee values have also been obtained for a number of terminal olefins. Mechanistic studies show that electronic interactions play an important role in stereodifferentiation.
- Tian, Hongqi,She, Xuegong,Yu, Hongwu,Shu, Lianhe,Shi, Yian
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p. 2435 - 2446
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- Stereo- and enantioselective alkene epoxidations: A comparative study of D4- and D2-symmetric homochiral trans-dioxoruthenium(VI) porphyrins
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The mechanism of stoichiometric enantioselective alkene epoxidations by the D4- and D2-symmetric homochiral trans-dioxoruthenium(VI) porphyrins, [RuVI(D4-Por*)O2] (1) and [RuVI(D2-Por*)O2] (2a), in the presence of pyrazole (Hpz) was studied by UV/ Vis spectrophotometry and analysis of the organic products. The enantioselectivity of styrene oxidations is more susceptible to steric effects than to substituent electronic effects. Up to 72% ee was achieved for epoxidation of 3-substituted and cis-disubstituted styrenes by employing 1 as the oxidant, whereas entantioselectivities of only 20-40 % were obtained in the reactions with 2-substituted and trans-disubstituted styrenes. Complex 2a oxidized 2-substituted styrenes to their epoxides in up to 88% ee. Its reactions with transalkenes are more enantioselective (67 % ee) than with the cis-alkenes (40 % ee). Based on a two-dimensional NOESY NMR study, 2a was found to adopt a more open conformation in benzene than in dichloromethane, which explains the observed solvent-dependent enantioselectivity of its reactions with alkenes. The oxidation of aromatic alkenes by the chiral dioxoruthenium(VI) porphyrins proceeds through the ratelimiting formation of a benzylic radical intermediate; the observed enantioselectivity (eeobs) depends on both the facial selectivity of the first C-O bond formation step and the diastereoselectivity of the subsequent epoxide ring closure. To account for the observed facial selection, "side-on" and "top-on" approach transition state models are examined (see: B. D. Brandes, E. N. Jacobsen, Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 36, 5123).
- Zhang, Rui,Yu, Wing-Yiu,Sun, Hong-Zhe,Liu, Wei-Sheng,Che, Chi-Ming
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p. 2495 - 2507
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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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- Enantioselective epoxidation of terminal olefins by chiral dioxirane.
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[see reaction]. This paper describes an enantioselective epoxidation of terminal olefins using chiral ketone 3 as catalyst and Oxone as oxidant. Up to 85% ee has been obtained.
- Tian,She,Xu,Shi
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p. 1929 - 1931
(2007/10/03)
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- anti-Prelog microbial reduction of aryl α-halomethyl or α- hydroxymethyl ketones with Geotrichum sp. 38
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Reduction of aryl α-halomethyl ketones 5a-d and 7a-h and α- hydroxymethyl ketones 10a-b by Geotrichum sp. 38 affording mostly the anti- Prelog alcohols was reported and the stereoselectivities of the reductive products were discussed.
- Wei, Zhi-Liang,Li, Zu-Yi,Lin, Guo-Qiang
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p. 13059 - 13072
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- Microbiological transformations. Part 39: Determination of the regioselectivity occurring during oxirane ring opening by epoxide hydrolases: A theoretical analysis and a new method for its determination
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In the course of this work we have devised new equations as well as a new method allowing for the total determination of the regioselectivity occurring during biohydrolysis of a racemic epoxide by an epoxide hydrolase. This determination is achievable by
- Moussou, Philippe,Archelas, Alain,Baratti, Jacques,Furstoss, Roland
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p. 1539 - 1547
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- Enantioselective Epoxidation of Styrene Derivatives by Chloroperoxidase Catalysis
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Chloroperoxidase catalysed epoxidation of styrene derivatives by t-BuOOH preferentially gives (R) oxides with ee values between 28 and 68percent.The data support the view of oxygen delivery from the ferryl oxygen directly to the substrate.
- Colonna, Stefano,Gaggero, Nicoletta,Casella, Luigi,Carrea, Giacomo,Pasta, Piero
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p. 1325 - 1330
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- Synthesis of Chiral Square Planar Cobalt(III) Complexes and Catalytic Asymmetric Epoxidations with these Complexes
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The chiral square planar cobalt(III) complexes, Na4-(R)-HMBA-DMP)> (2), -2,4-dimethylpentan-3-one> and complexes with two or four chiral centres, Co2L> have been prepared and characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy, solution magnetic properties, and X-ray crystallography.Asymmetric epoxidations of styrenes with these chiral cobalt(III) complexes and iodosylbenzene have been investigated.Various substituted styrenes were epoxidized with chemical yields of (25-86percent) and enantiomeric excess between 0 and 17percent.
- Ozaki, Shigeko,Mimura, Hisashi,Yasuhara, Naoko,Masui, Masaichiro,Yamagata, Yuriko,et al.
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p. 353 - 360
(2007/10/02)
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