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Studies on N-activation for the lipase-catalyzed enantioselective preparation of β-amino esters from 4-phenylazetidin-2-one
Sundell, Riku,Kanerva, Liisa T.
, p. 1500 - 1506 (2015)
The effect of N-substitution was examined for the enantio-selective lipase-catalyzed ring-opening reaction of racemic 4-phenylazetidin-2-one with methanol in dry organic solvents. Marked differences in the reactivity of various N-protected 4-phenylazetidin-2-ones were observed. Preparativescale reactions with Candida antarctica lipase B (Novozym 435 preparation) yielded N-acylated methyl (R)-3-amino-3- phenylpropanoates with enantiomeric excess (ee) values >99% in up to a 49% isolated yield, whereas Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase (Lipozyme TM IM) gave enantiomerically enriched methyl (S)-3-acetamido-3-phenylpropanoate. Candida antarctica lipase A catalyzed the cleavage of the N-chloroacetyl protective group, whereas all of the other examined lipases underwent the ring-opening reaction.
