ChemCatChem p. 895 - 899 (2016)
Update date:2022-08-11
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Biermann, Marc
Gru?, Hendrik
Hummel, Werner
Gr?ger, Harald
A novel synthetic approach towards Guerbet alcohols, which are important intermediates in the production of plasticizers, lubricants, and surfactants, was developed. In contrast to the harsh reaction conditions of Guerbet alcohols produced today, which include high temperatures, the new developed process runs at room temperature. The key feature of this alternative process is the combination of organocatalytic and enzymatic steps towards a chemoenzymatic synthesis. In detail, the piperidinyloxyl-catalyzed oxidation of 1-hexanol by using hypochlorite and the lysine-catalyzed homoaldol condensation of the resulting aldehyde were combined with two subsequent enzymatic reductions of the C=C and C=O bonds of the in situ formed 2-branched α,β-unsaturated aldehyde by means of an ene reductase from Gluconobacter oxydans and an alcohol dehydrogenase from Rhodococcus sp. under in situ cofactor regeneration. The desired 2-branched aliphatic primary alcohol was obtained with high conversion and selectivity and without the need for intermediate purifications. Fantastic four: The synthesis of Guerbet alcohols at room temperature under ambient pressure is reported; this is in contrast to today's industrial production, which is performed under harsh reaction conditions. The presented process is based on the combination of two organocatalytic steps with a biocatalytic two-step tandem process starting from readily available aliphatic alcohols. High conversions and selectivities are found for all steps.
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