1101197-90-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Enantiodivergence in the reduction of α-methyl and α-halomethyl enones by microorganisms
De Paula, Bruno R.S.,Zampieri, Davila S.,Rodrigues, J. Augusto R.,Moran, Paulo J.S.
, p. 973 - 981 (2013/09/23)
Enones (Z)-3-methyl-(Z)-3-chloromethyl- and (Z)-3-bromomethyl-4-R-3-buten- 2-one (R = n-pentyl, phenyl, 2′- and 4′-chlorophenyl, 3′- and 4′-nitrophenyl, 4′-methoxyphenyl) were synthesized and subjected to reduction by the microorganisms Saccharomyces cerevisiae andGeotrichum candidum. Whereas the bioreduction of 3-methy-4-R-3-buten-2-ones afforded the corresponding (S)-4-R-3-methybutan-2-ones, the bioreduction of 3-chloromethyl- and 3-bromomethyl-4-R-3-buten-2-ones afforded the corresponding (R)-4-R-3-methybutan-2-ones.
Highly enantioselective synthesis of optically active ketones by iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation
Lu, Sheng-Mei,Bolm, Carsten
supporting information; experimental part, p. 8920 - 8923 (2009/05/30)
(Chemical Equation Presented) Close to perfect enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee, see scheme) is found for the formation of α-substituted ketones by the asymmetric hydrogenation of enones with an iridium-phosphinooxazoline catalyst. In an operationally simple process, both linear and cyclic substrates react well and afford the desired products in high yields. A wide variety of substituents are tolerated, thus making the method synthetically appealing.
