69-96-5Relevant articles and documents
Identification and application of threonine aldolase for synthesis of valuable α-amino, β-hydroxy-building blocks
Ligibel, Mathieu,Moore, Charles,Bruccoleri, Robert,Snajdrova, Radka
, (2019/12/03)
Chiral β-hydroxy α-amino acid structural motifs are interesting and common synthons present in multiple APIs and drug candidates. To access these chiral building blocks either multistep chemical syntheses are required or the application of threonine aldolases, which catalyze aldol reactions between an aldehyde and glycine. Bioinformatics tools have been utilized to identify the gene encoding threonine aldolase from Vanrija humicola and subsequent preparation of its recombinant version from E. coli fermentation. We planned to implement this enzyme as a key step to access the synthesis of our target API. Beyond this specific application, the aldolase was purified, characterized and the substrate scope of this enzyme further investigated. A number of enzymatic reactions were scaled-up and the products recovered to assess the diastereoselectivity and scalability of this asymmetric synthetic approach towards β-hydroxy α-amino acid chiral building blocks.
Cyclizing pentapeptides: Mechanism and application of dehydrophenylalanine as a traceless turn-inducer
Le, Diane N.,Riedel, Jan,Kozlyuk, Natalia,Martin, Rachel W.,Dong, Vy M.
supporting information, p. 114 - 117 (2017/11/27)
Dehydrophenylalanine is used as a traceless turn-inducer in the total synthesis of dichotomin E. Macrocyclization of the monomer is achieved in high yields and selectivity over cyclodimerization under conditions 100 times more concentrated than previously achieved. The enamide facilitates ring closing, and Rh-catalyzed hydrogenation of the unsaturated cyclic peptide results in selective formation of the natural product or its epimer, depending on our choice of phosphine ligand. NMR analysis and molecular modeling revealed that the linear peptide adopts a left-handed α-turn that preorganizes the N- and C-termini toward macrocyclization.
Diastereo- And enantioselective synthesis of β-Hydroxy-α-amino acids: Application to the synthesis of a key intermediate for lactacystin
Li, Qiong,Yang, Shao-Bo,Zhang, Zhihui,Li, Lei,Xu, Peng-Fei
supporting information; experimental part, p. 1627 - 1631 (2009/09/24)
The development of a highly efficient and stereoselective methodology for the preparation of β-hydroxy-α- amino acids is described. Nucleophilic addition of enolates of tricyclic iminolactones 1a and 1b to aldehydes in the presence of 6 equiv of lithium chloride in THF at -78 °C leads to aldol adducts in good yield (63-86%) and high diastereoselectivity (up to >25:1 dr). Subsequently, hydrolysis of the aldol adducts under acidic conditions leads to the corresponding β-hydroxy-a-amino acids in good yields (up to 83%) and excellent enantiomeric excesses (99% ee) with good recovery yields of the chiral auxiliaries 6 and 7. This methodology was applied to the facile synthesis of the key intermediate for lactacystin along with several isomers.
