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Enantioselective organocatalysis-based synthesis of 3-hydroxy fatty acids and fatty γ-lactones
Bourboula, Asimina,Limnios, Dimitris,Kokotou, Maroula G.,Mountanea, Olga G.,Kokotos, George
, (2019/06/10)
3-Hydroxy fatty acids have attracted the interest of researchers, since some of them may interact with free fatty acid receptors more effectively than their non-hydroxylated counterparts and their determination in plasma provides diagnostic information regarding mitochondrial deficiency. We present here the development of a convenient and general methodology for the asymmetric synthesis of 3-hydroxy fatty acids. The enantioselective organocatalytic synthesis of terminal epoxides, starting from long chain aldehydes, is the key-step of our methodology, followed by ring opening with vinylmagnesium bromide. Ozonolysis and subsequent oxidation leads to the target products. MacMillan’s third generation imidazolidinone organocatalyst has been employed for the epoxide formation, ensuring products in high enantiomeric purity. Furthermore, a route for the incorporation of deuterium on the carbon atom carrying the hydroxy group was developed allowing the synthesis of deuterated derivatives, which may be useful in biological studies and in mass spectrometry studies. In addition, the synthesis of fatty γ-lactones, corresponding to 4-hydroxy fatty acids, was also explored.
Stereochemistry of Δ4 dehydrogenation catalyzed by an ivy (Hedera helix) Δ9 desaturase homolog
Tremblay, Amy E.,Whittle, Edward,Buist, Peter H.,Shanklin, John
, p. 1270 - 1275 (2008/02/02)
The stereochemistry of palmitoyl-ACP Δ4 desaturase-mediated dehydrogenation has been examined by tracking the fate of deuterium atoms located on stereospecifically monodeuterated substrates-(4S)- and (4R)-[4-2H1]-palmitoyl-ACP and (5S)- and (5R)-[5- 2H1]-palmitoyl-ACP. It was found that the introduction of the (Z)-double bond between C-4 and C-5 of a palmitoyl substrate occurs with pro-R enantioselectivity - a result which matches that obtained for a closely related homolog-castor stearoyl-ACP Δ9 desaturase. These data show that despite the difference in regioselectivity between the two enzymes, the stereochemistry of hydrogen removal is conserved. The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Highly selective hydrolytic kinetic resolution of terminal epoxides catalyzed by chiral (salen)CoIII complexes. Practical synthesis of enantioenriched terminal epoxides and 1,2-diols
Schaus, Scott E.,Brandes, Bridget D.,Larrow, Jay F.,Tokunaga, Makoto,Hansen, Karl B.,Gould, Alexandra E.,Furrow, Michael E.,Jacobsen, Eric N.
, p. 1307 - 1315 (2007/10/03)
The hydrolytic kinetic resolution (HKR) of terminal epoxides catalyzed by chiral (salen)CoIII complex 1·OAc affords both recovered unreacted epoxide and 1,2-diol product in highly enantioenriched form. As such, the HKR provides general access to useful, highly enantioenriched chiral building blocks that are otherwise difficult to access, from inexpensive racemic materials. The reaction has several appealing features from a practical standpoint, including the use of H2O as a reactant and low loadings (0.2-2.0 mol %) of a recyclable, commercially available catalyst. In addition, the HKR displays extraordinary scope, as a wide assortment of sterically and electronically varied epoxides can be resolved to ≥ 99% ee. The corresponding 1,2-diols were produced in good-to-high enantiomeric excess using 0.45 equiv of H2O. Useful and general protocols are provided for the isolation of highly enantioenriched epoxides and diols, as well as for catalyst recovery and recycling. Selectivity factors (krel) were determined for the HKR reactions by measuring the product ee at ca. 20% conversion. In nearly all cases, krel values for the HKR exceed 50, and in several cases are well in excess of 200.
