100-82-3Relevant articles and documents
Generation of Oxidoreductases with Dual Alcohol Dehydrogenase and Amine Dehydrogenase Activity
Tseliou, Vasilis,Schilder, Don,Masman, Marcelo F.,Knaus, Tanja,Mutti, Francesco G.
supporting information, p. 3315 - 3325 (2020/12/11)
The l-lysine-?-dehydrogenase (LysEDH) from Geobacillus stearothermophilus naturally catalyzes the oxidative deamination of the ?-amino group of l-lysine. We previously engineered this enzyme to create amine dehydrogenase (AmDH) variants that possess a new hydrophobic cavity in their active site such that aromatic ketones can bind and be converted into α-chiral amines with excellent enantioselectivity. We also recently observed that LysEDH was capable of reducing aromatic aldehydes into primary alcohols. Herein, we harnessed the promiscuous alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activity of LysEDH to create new variants that exhibited enhanced catalytic activity for the reduction of substituted benzaldehydes and arylaliphatic aldehydes to primary alcohols. Notably, these novel engineered dehydrogenases also catalyzed the reductive amination of a variety of aldehydes and ketones with excellent enantioselectivity, thus exhibiting a dual AmDH/ADH activity. We envisioned that the catalytic bi-functionality of these enzymes could be applied for the direct conversion of alcohols into amines. As a proof-of-principle, we performed an unprecedented one-pot “hydrogen-borrowing” cascade to convert benzyl alcohol to benzylamine using a single enzyme. Conducting the same biocatalytic cascade in the presence of cofactor recycling enzymes (i.e., NADH-oxidase and formate dehydrogenase) increased the reaction yields. In summary, this work provides the first examples of enzymes showing “alcohol aminase” activity.
Benzimidazole fragment containing Mn-complex catalyzed hydrosilylation of ketones and nitriles
Ganguli, Kasturi,Mandal, Adarsha,Sarkar, Bidisha,Kundu, Sabuj
supporting information, (2020/08/13)
The synthesis of a new bidentate (NN)–Mn(I) complex is reported and its catalytic activity towards the reduction of ketones and nitriles is studied. On comparing the reactivity of various other Mn(I) complexes supported by benzimidazole ligand, it was observed that the Mn(I) complexes bearing 6-methylpyridine and benzimidazole fragments exhibited the highest catalytic activity towards monohydrosilylation of ketones and dihydrosilylation of nitriles. Using this protocol, a wide range of ketones were selectively reduced to the corresponding silyl ethers. In case of unsaturated ketones, the chemoselective reduction of carbonyl group over olefinic bonds was observed. Additionally, selective dihydrosilylation of several nitriles were also achieved using this complex. Mechanistic investigations with radical scavengers suggested the involvement of radical species during the catalytic reaction. Stoichiometric reaction of the Mn(I) complex with phenylsilane revealed the formation of a new Mn(I) complex.
Cobalt complex, preparation method thereof, and application thereof in selective catalysis of transfer hydrogenation reaction of cyano group
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Paragraph 0157-0160, (2018/05/07)
The invention discloses a cobalt complex, a preparation method thereof, and an application thereof in the selective catalysis of a transfer hydrogenation reaction of a cyano group. The structural formula of the cobalt complex is represented by formula I. The cobalt complex is prepared through a reaction of a cobalt salt and an NNP ligand or a PNP ligand under the protection of an inert atmosphere;and the chemical formula of the cobalt salt is CoX12, wherein X1 represents halogen, a sulfate radical, a perchlorate radical, a hexafluorophosphate radical, a hexafluoroantimonate radical, a tetrafluoroborate radical, a trifluoromethanesulfonate radical or a tetra(pentafluorophenyl)borate radical. The cobalt complex can be used in the selective catalysis of the transfer hydrogenation reaction ofthe cyano group to obtain a primary amine compound, a secondary amine compound and a tertiary amine compound, the primary amine compound, the secondary amine compound and the tertiary amine compoundare important intermediates in a series of subsequent functionalizing reactions, and the cobalt complex has a very high catalysis activity, and has great research values and a great application prospect.