1077-27-6Relevant articles and documents
Lipase catalyzed regio- and stereospecific hydrolysis: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of both (R)- and (S)-enantiomers of α-lipoic acid
Fadnavis,Babu, Ravi Luke,Vadivel, S. Kumara,Deshpande, Ashlesha A.,Bhalerao
, p. 4109 - 4112 (1998)
Native lipase of Candida rugosa (EC 3.1.1.3) enantioselectively and regiospecifically hydrolyses the n-butyl ester of 2,4-dithioacetyl butanoic acid either at the carboxylic acid terminus or at the α-thioacetate to provide enantiomerically pure (R)-2,4-dithioacetyl butyric acid and (S)- butyl 2-thio-4-thioacetyl butyrate (ee >98%) while the lipase modified by treatment with diethyl p-nitrophenyl phosphate attacks only the α- thioacetate giving enantiomerically pure (S)-butyl 2-thio-4-thioacetyl butyrate. These enantiomerically pure intermediates can be used as chiral building blocks to obtain both(S)- and (R)-enantiomers of α-lipoic acid and their analogues.
Asymmetric dihydroxylation and hydrogenation approaches to the enantioselective synthesis of R-(+)-α-lipoic acid
Upadhya,Nikalje,Sudalai
, p. 4891 - 4893 (2001)
The asymmetric synthesis of methyl (S)-6,8-dihydroxyoctanoate (5) and (S)-6,8-dimethylsulfonyloxyoctane-1-carboxylic acid (13), key precursors to R-(+)-α-lipoic acid (6) is described using OsO4-catalyzed asymmetric dihydroxylation and Ru-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation, respectively, as the key steps in the reaction sequence. These methods lead to an efficient formal synthesis of R-(+)-α-lipoic acid in 90% ee.
Interaction of α-Lipoic acid Enantiomers and Homologues with the Enzyme Components of the Mammalian Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex
Loeffelhardt, Sabine,Bonaventura, Christoph,Locher, Mathias,Borbe, Harald O.,Bisswanger, Hans
, p. 637 - 646 (1995)
Lipoic acid (α-lipoic acid, thioctic acid) is applied as a therapeutic agent in various diseases accompanied by polyneuropathia such as diabetes mellitus. The stereoselectivity and specificity of lipoic acid for the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and its component enzymes from different sources has been studied. The dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase component from pig heart has a clear preference for R-lipoic acid, a substrate which reacts 24 times faster than the S-enantiomer. Selectivity is more at the stage of the catalytic reaction than of binding. The Michaelis constants of both enantiomers are comparable (Km = 3.7 and 5.5 mM for R- and S-lipoic acid, respectively) and the S-enantiomer inhibits the R-lipoic acid dependent reaction with an inhibition constant similar to its Michaelis constant. When three lipoic acid homologues were tested, RS-1,2-dithiolane-3-caproic acid was one carbon atom longer than lipoic acid, while RS-bisnorlipoic acid and RS-tetranorlipoic acid were two and four carbon atoms shorter, respectively. All are poor substrates but bind to and inhibit the enzyme with an affinity similar to that of S-lipoic acid. No essential differences with respect to its reaction with lipoic acid enantiomers and homologues exist between free and complex-bound dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase. Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase from human renal carcinoma has a higher Michaelis constant for R-lipoic acid (Km = 18 mM) and does not accept the S-enantiomer as a substrate. Both enantiomers of lipoic acid are inhibitors of the overall reaction of the bovine pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, but stimulate the respective enzyme complexes from rat as well as from Escherichia coli. The S-enantiomer is the stronger inhibitor, the R-enantiomer the better activator. The two enantiomers have no influence on the partial reaction of the bovine pyruvate dehydrogenase component, but do inhibit this enzyme component from rat kidney. The implications of these results are discussed.
Chirality induction and chiron approaches to enantioselective total synthesis of α-lipoic acid
Chavan, Subhash P.,Pawar, Kailash P.,Praveen, Ch.,Patil, Niteen B.
, p. 4213 - 4218 (2015/06/02)
Abstract An efficient, short and convenient asymmetric synthesis of (R)-(+)-lipoic acid in seven steps from chiral hydroxy aldehyde with 32.5% overall yield is described. Synthesis of S and R enantiomers of α-lipoic acid from cis-1,4-butene diol derived chiral lactone is reported with 34 % overall yield. The present synthesis involves use of simple reaction conditions making it a convenient synthesis.
The synthesis of R (+) α-lipoamino acid
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Process for the synthesis of R(+)alpha-lipoic acid comprising the following stages: a) Salifying of racemic 6,8-halo-octanoic acid with S(-)alpha-methylbenzylamine; b) separation by filtration of the crystallized diastereoisomeric salt of R(+)6,8-di-halo-octanoic acid-S(-)alpha-methylbenzylamine; c) purification by re-crystallization of the diastereoisomeric salt of R(+)6,8-di-halo-octanoic acid-S(-)alpha-methylbenzylamine; (d) separation of the diastereoisomeric salt to obtain R(+)6,8-di-halo-octanoic acid by reation of said salt with strong mineral acids in an aqueous solution with a dilution between 2 and 10% by weight; e) esterification of R(+)6,8-di-halo-octanoic acid to obtain the corresponding alkyl ester; f) reaction of the alkyl ester of R(+)6,8-di-halo-octanoic acid in an organic solvent with an aqueous solution of alkali disulfide in presence of a compound for phase transfer catalysis; g) hydolysis of the ester of R(+)alpha-lipoic acid.
