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Mechanochemical Synthesis of 1,2-Diketoindolizine Derivatives from Indolizines and Epoxides Using Piezoelectric Materials
Wang, Yumei,Zhang, Ziwu,Deng, Lichan,Lao, Tianfeng,Su, Zhengquan,Yu, Yue,Cao, Hua
supporting information, p. 7171 - 7176 (2021/09/14)
A simple and efficient mechanochemical-induced approach for the synthesis of 1,2-diketoindolizine derivatives has been developed. BaTiO3 was used as the piezoelectric material in this transformation. This method features no usage of solvent, simple experimental operation, scalable potential, and high conversion efficiency, which make it attractive and practical.
Reprogramming Epoxide Hydrolase to Improve Enantioconvergence in Hydrolysis of Styrene Oxide Scaffolds
Li, Fu-Long,Qiu, Yan-Yan,Zheng, Yu-Cong,Chen, Fei-Fei,Kong, Xu–Dong,Xu, Jian-He,Yu, Hui-Lei
supporting information, p. 4699 - 4706 (2020/09/21)
Enantioconvergent hydrolysis by epoxide hydrolase is a promising method for the synthesis of important vicinal diols. However, the poor regioselectivity of the naturally occurring enzymes results in low enantioconvergence in the enzymatic hydrolysis of styrene oxides. Herein, modulated residue No. 263 was redesigned based on structural information and a smart variant library was constructed by site-directed modification using an “optimized amino acid alphabet” to improve the regioselectivity of epoxide hydrolase from Vigna radiata (VrEH2). The regioselectivity coefficient (r) of variant M263Q for the R-isomer of meta-substituted styrene oxides was improved 40–63-fold, and variant M263V also exhibited higher regioselectivity towards the R-isomer of para-substituted styrene oxides compared with the wild type, which resulted in improved enantioconvergence in hydrolysis of styrene oxide scaffolds. Structural insight showed the crucial role of residue No. 263 in modulating the substrate binding conformation by altering the binding surroundings. Furthermore, increased differences in the attacking distance between nucleophilic residue Asp101 and the two carbon atoms of the epoxide ring provided evidence for improved regioselectivity. Several high-value vicinal diols were readily synthesized (>88% yield, 90%–98% ee) by enantioconvergent hydrolysis using the reprogrammed variants. These findings provide a successful strategy for enhancing the enantioconvergence of native epoxide hydrolases through key single-site mutation and more powerful enzyme tools for the enantioconvergent hydrolysis of styrene oxide scaffolds into single (R)-enantiomers of chiral vicinal diols. (Figure presented.).
Regio- and chemoselective rearrangement of terminal epoxides into methyl alkyl and aryl ketones
Tian, Yingying,Jürgens, Eva,Kunz, Doris
supporting information, p. 11340 - 11343 (2018/10/31)
The development of the highly active pincer-type rhodium catalyst 2 for the nucleophilic Meinwald rearrangement of functionalised terminal epoxides into methyl ketones under mild conditions is presented. An excellent regio- and chemoselectivity is obtained for the first time for aryl oxiranes.
