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Upstream product

• 1008-76-0 4,5-dihydro-5-phenyl-2(3H)-furanone 
• 126252-15-1 γ-phenyl-γ-hydroxybutyric acid methylester 
• 154968-27-1 (R)-4-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanenitrile 
• 34674-93-6 4-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoic acid 
• 25333-24-8 3-benzoylpropionic acid methyl ester 
• 4850-50-4 1-phenyl-butane-1,4-diol 
• 99512-38-6 (R)-methyl 4-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoate 
• 2051-95-8 succinylbenzene 
• 158252-36-9 (R)-(+)-ethyl 4-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoate 
• 6270-17-3 ethyl 3-benzoylpropanoate 
• 42436-86-2 2-phenylcyclobutanone 
• 71-43-2 benzene 
• 583-06-2 3-benzoylacrylic acid 
• 98-86-2 acetophenone 

Downstream Products

• 90366-21-5 (+)-(R)-5-phenyl-furan-2-(5H)-one 
• 131516-05-7 (R)-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydrofuran 
• 615554-05-7 (2S,3S,6R)-3-Bromo-2-methoxy-3-methyl-6-phenyl-tetrahydro-pyran 
• 615554-13-7 (2S,3S,6R)-2-Methoxy-3-methyl-6-phenyl-tetrahydro-pyran 
• 615553-97-4 (R)-5-Hydroxy-5-phenyl-pentan-2-one 
• 406218-17-5 (R)-4-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyramide 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Synthesis of Optically Active 4-Hydroxyalkanenitriles via an Enzymatic Reaction

Lipase-catalyzed enantioselective hydrolysis of esters of 4-hydroxyalkanenitriles was demonstrated for the first time.Efficient optical resolution was achieved when (+/-)-3-cyano-1-phenylpropyl 2-(phenylthio)acetate was hydrolyzed by lipase PS (Pseudomona

Palladium/Zinc Co-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of γ-Keto Carboxylic Acids

A palladium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of levulinic acid has been successful developed by using Zn(OTf)2 as co-catalyst. The present method not only has provided a strategy in the palladium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of ketone, but also allowed the preparation of a wide range of chiral γ-valerolactones in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities.

Biocatalytic Asymmetric Reduction of γ-Keto Esters to Access Optically Active γ-Aryl-γ-butyrolactones

An efficient stereoselective syntheses of a series of functionalized optically active γ-aryl-γ-butyrolactones is achieved by enzymatic asymmetric reduction of the corresponding sterically demanding γ-keto esters employing wild-type and recombinant alcohol dehydrogenases. The best stereoselectivities for the reduction via hydrogen transfer was obtained with two short chain dehydrogenases (SDRs) of complementary stereospecificity from Aromatoleum aromaticum, namely the Prelog-specific NADH-dependent (S)-1-phenylethanol dehydrogenase [(S)-PED] and the anti-Prelog-specific (R)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-ethanol dehydrogenase [(R)-HPED], respectively.Biotransformations catalyzed by both enzymes, followed by TFA-catalyzed cyclization of the resulting γ-hydroxy esters, furnished the respective (S)- and (R)-configured products with exquisite optical purity (up to >99% ee). The synthetic value was demonstrated on preparative scale for the asymmetric bioreduction of the model compound, methyl 4-oxo-4-phenylbutanoate, affording optically pure (S)-γ-phenyl-γ-butyrolactone (>99% ee) in 67–74% isolated yield at 89–95% conversion depending on the applied scale. (Figure presented.).

Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of ?- A nd ?-Ketoacids for Enantioselective Synthesis of ?- A nd ?-Lactones

A highly efficient asymmetric hydrogenation of ?- A nd ?-ketoacids was developed by using a chiral spiro iridium catalyst (S)-1a, affording the optically active ?- A nd ?-hydroxy acids/lactones in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities (up to >99% ee) and turnover numbers (TON up to 100000). This protocol provides an efficient and practical method for enantioselective synthesis of Ezetimibe.

Asymmetric hydrogenation reaction γ - or δ - ketonato compound (by machine translation)

The invention relates to the field, of organic chemistry, specifically γ - or δ - keto acid compound asymmetric hydrogenation reaction, reaction formula as follows : Wherein R is H,C. 1 - C6 An alkyl or halogen, is R 1 - 5 in number of substituents . wherein n is 1 or 2;Cat. is a chiral spiro pyrimidyl phosphine ligand iridium complex . and γ - or δ - keto acid compound is subjected to an internal esterification reaction to further prepare a lactone compound. (by machine translation)

Synthesis of chiral γ-lactones via a RuPHOX-Ru catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of aroylacrylic acids

An asymmetric hydrogenation of aroylacrylic acids catalyzed by RuPHOX-Ru catalyst has been developed, affording the corresponding chiral γ-lactones in high yields and with up to 93% ee. The methodology has the advantage of utilizing easily accessible substrates and has therefore expand the scope of the resulting chiral γ-lactones. Furthermore, high catalytic efficiency was achieved in that the reduction of both the C[dbnd]C and C[dbnd]O double bonds was achieved in one step. The current work provides an alternative and convenient pathway for the synthesis of a wide range of chiral γ-lactones.

Synthesis of Enantiopure γ-Lactones via a RuPHOX-Ru Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of γ-Keto Acids

A RuPHOX?Ru catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of γ-keto acids has been developed, affording the corresponding enantiopure γ-lactones in high yields and with up to 97% ee. The reaction could be performed on a gram scale with a relatively low catalyst loading (up to 10000 S/C) under the indicated reaction conditions and the resulting products can be transformed to several enantiopure building blocks, biologically active compounds and enantiopure drugs. (Figure presented.).

A novel homochiral metal-organic framework with an expanded open cage based on (: R)-3,3′-bis(6-carboxy-2-naphthyl)-2,2′-dihydroxy-1,1′-binaphthyl: synthesis, X-ray structure and efficient HPLC enantiomer separation

A new homochiral metal-organic framework (MOF) with an expanded open cage based on the (R)-3,3′-bis(6-carboxy-2-naphthyl)-2,2′-dihydroxy-1,1′-binaphthyl ligand was synthesized and utilized as a novel chiral stationary phase for high-performance liquid chromatography. Twelve racemates including sec-alcohols, sulfoxides, epoxides, lactone, 1,3-dioxolan-2-one, and oxazolidinone were used as analytes for evaluating the separation properties of the chiral-MOF-packed column. Experimentally, the homochiral MOF offered good molecular recognition ability, which suggests good prospects for the application of chiral MOFs as stationary phases for enantioseparation.

Catalytic Promiscuity of Ancestral Esterases and Hydroxynitrile Lyases

Catalytic promiscuity is a useful, but accidental, enzyme property, so finding catalytically promiscuous enzymes in nature is inefficient. Some ancestral enzymes were branch points in the evolution of new enzymes and are hypothesized to have been promiscuous. To test the hypothesis that ancestral enzymes were more promiscuous than their modern descendants, we reconstructed ancestral enzymes at four branch points in the divergence hydroxynitrile lyases (HNL's) from esterases ～100 million years ago. Both enzyme types are α/β-hydrolase-fold enzymes and have the same catalytic triad, but differ in reaction type and mechanism. Esterases catalyze hydrolysis via an acyl enzyme intermediate, while lyases catalyze an elimination without an intermediate. Screening ancestral enzymes and their modern descendants with six esterase substrates and six lyase substrates found higher catalytic promiscuity among the ancestral enzymes (P 0.01). Ancestral esterases were more likely to catalyze a lyase reaction than modern esterases, and the ancestral HNL was more likely to catalyze ester hydrolysis than modern HNL's. One ancestral enzyme (HNL1) along the path from esterase to hydroxynitrile lyases was especially promiscuous and catalyzed both hydrolysis and lyase reactions with many substrates. A broader screen tested mechanistically related reactions that were not selected for by evolution: decarboxylation, Michael addition, γ-lactam hydrolysis and 1,5-diketone hydrolysis. The ancestral enzymes were more promiscuous than their modern descendants (P = 0.04). Thus, these reconstructed ancestral enzymes are catalytically promiscuous, but HNL1 is especially so.

Temperature-triggered switchable helix-helix inversion of poly(phenylacetylene) bearing L-valine ethyl ester pendants and its chiral recognition ability

A phenylacetylene containing the L-valine ethyl ester pendant (PAA-Val) was synthesized and polymerized by an organorhodium catalyst (Rh(nbd)BPh4) to produce the corresponding one-handed helical cis-poly(phenylacetylene) (PPAA-Val). PPAA-Val showed a unique temperature-triggered switchable helix-sense in chloroform, while it was not observed in highly polar solvents, such as N,N′-dimethylformamide (DMF). By heating the solution of PPAA-Val in chloroform, the sign of the CD absorption became reversed, but recovered after cooling the solution to room temperature. Even after six cycles of the heating-cooling treatment, the helix sense of the PPAA-Val's backbone was still switchable without loss of the CD intensity. The PPAA-Val was then coated on silica gel particles to produce novel chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). These novel PPAA-Val based CSPs showed a high chiral recognition ability for racemic mandelonitrile (α = 2.18) and racemic trans-N,N′-diphenylcyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxamide (α = 2.60). Additionally, the one-handed helical cis-polyene backbone of PPAA-Val was irreversibly destroyed to afford PPAA-Val-H by heating in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) accompanied by the complete disappearance of the Cotton effect. Although PPAA-Val-H had the same L-valine ethyl ester pendants as its cis-isomer PPAA-Val, it showed no chiral recognition. It was concluded that the one-handed helical cis-polyene backbone of PPAA-Val plays an important role in the chiral recognition ability.