105-90-8Relevant articles and documents
Enzymatic modification of palmarosa essential oil: Chemical analysis and olfactory evaluation of acylated products
Ramilijaona, Jade,Raynaud, Elsa,Bouhlel, Charfeddine,Sarrazin, Elise,Fernandez, Xavier,Antoniotti, Sylvain
, p. 2291 - 2301 (2013)
We have developed an enzymatic protocol to modify the composition of palmarosa essential oil by acylation of its alcohol components by three different acyl donors at various rates. The resulting modified products were characterized by qualitative and quantitative analyses by gas chromatography, and their olfactory properties were evaluated by professional perfumers. We showed that our protocol resulted in two types of modifications of the olfactory properties. The first and most obvious effect observed was the decrease of the alcohol content, with the concomitant increase of the corresponding esters, along with their fruity notes (pear, most notably). The second and less obvious effect was the expression of notes from minor components ((E)-β-ocimene, linalool, β-caryophyllene, and farnesene), originally masked by the sweet-floral-rose odor of geraniol, present in 70% in the palmarosa essential oil used, and emergence of citrus, green, spicy and clove characters in the modified products. This methodology might be considered in the future as a sustainable route to new natural ingredients for the perfumer. Copyright
Efficient Enzymatic Preparation of Flavor Esters in Water
Perdomo, Igor Chiarelli,Gianolio, Stefania,Pinto, Andrea,Romano, Diego,Contente, Martina Letizia,Paradisi, Francesca,Molinari, Francesco
, p. 6517 - 6522 (2019/06/20)
A straightforward biocatalytic method for the enzymatic preparation of different flavor esters starting from primary alcohols (e.g., isoamyl, n-hexyl, geranyl, cinnamyl, 2-phenethyl, and benzyl alcohols) and naturally available ethyl esters (e.g., formate, acetate, propionate, and butyrate) was developed. The biotransformations are catalyzed by an acyltransferase from Mycobacterium smegmatis (MsAcT) and proceeded with excellent yields (80-97%) and short reaction times (30-120 min), even when high substrate concentrations (up to 0.5 M) were used. This enzymatic strategy represents an efficient alternative to the application of lipases in organic solvents and a significant improvement compared with already known methods in terms of reduced use of organic solvents, paving the way to sustainable and efficient preparation of natural flavoring agents.
An examination of the scope and stereochemistry of the Ireland-Claisen rearrangement of boron ketene acetals
Seizert, Curtis A.,Ferreira, Eric M.
supporting information, p. 4460 - 4468 (2014/05/06)
The Ireland-Claisen rearrangement of boron ketene acetals is described. The boron ketene acetal intermediates are formed through a soft enolization that obviates the use of strong bases and the intermediacy of alkali metal enolates. Yields and diastereoselectivities of these rearrangements are very sensitive to the choice of boron reagent, even among those that have been shown to effect quantitative formation of boron ketene acetals from esters. The rearrangement occurs at room temperature for all substrates with generally high levels of stereoselectivity. In contrast to previous reports using boron triflates, the use of a commercially available boron iodide reagent allows for a wider substrate scope that extends to propionates and arylacetates, as well as the previously described α-oxygenated esters. This work also provides insight into the dynamic nature of boron ketene acetals and the ramifications of this behavior for reactions in which they are intermediates. Borane down: Boron enolates of allylic esters are efficiently generated at -78 °C using cHx2BI (dicyclohexyliodoborane)·Et3N. These rearrange smoothly on being warmed to room temperature to give generally high diastereoselectivity in forming γ,δ-unsaturated acids (see scheme). The rearrangements provide a key insight into the dynamic nature of boron ketene acetals.
