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A robust and stereocomplementary panel of ene-reductase variants for gram-scale asymmetric hydrogenation
Nett, Nathalie,Duewel, Sabine,Schmermund, Luca,Benary, Gerrit E.,Ranaghan, Kara,Mulholland, Adrian,Opperman, Diederik J.,Hoebenreich, Sabrina
, (2021/01/25)
We report an engineered panel of ene-reductases (ERs) from Thermus scotoductus SA-01 (TsER) that combines control over facial selectivity in the reduction of electron deficient C[dbnd]C double bonds with thermostability (up to 70 °C), organic solvent tolerance (up to 40 % v/v) and a broad substrate scope (23 compounds, three new to literature). Substrate acceptance and facial selectivity of 3-methylcyclohexenone was rationalized by crystallisation of TsER C25D/I67T and in silico docking. The TsER variant panel shows excellent enantiomeric excess (ee) and yields during bi-phasic preparative scale synthesis, with isolated yield of up to 93 % for 2R,5S-dihydrocarvone (3.6 g). Turnover frequencies (TOF) of approximately 40 000 h?1 were achieved, which are comparable to rates in hetero- and homogeneous metal catalysed hydrogenations. Preliminary batch reactions also demonstrated the reusability of the reaction system by consecutively removing the organic phase (n-pentane) for product removal and replacing with fresh substrate. Four consecutive batches yielded ca. 27 g L?1 R-levodione from a 45 mL aqueous reaction, containing less than 17 mg (10 μM) enzyme and the reaction only stopping because of acidification. The TsER variant panel provides a robust, highly active and stereocomplementary base for further exploitation as a tool in preparative organic synthesis.
Diastereo- And Enantioselective Synthesis of Quaternary α-Amino Acid Precursors by Copper-Catalyzed Propargylation
Zhu, Qiongqiong,Meng, Beibei,Gu, Congzheng,Xu, Ye,Chen, Jie,Lei, Chuanhu,Wu, Xiaoyu
supporting information, p. 9985 - 9989 (2019/12/24)
A diastereo- and enantioselective propargylic substitution reaction between propargylic carbonates and α-substituted nitroacetates catalyzed by a Cu-pybox complex is described. This method allows the preparation of a series of non-proteinogenic quaternary α-amino acid precursors featuring two contiguous stereogenic centers and a terminal alkyne moiety in high yields with good to excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities in most cases. The propargylated adducts were elaborated into a diverse set of quaternary α-amino acid derivatives.
A Study of Graphene-Based Copper Catalysts: Copper(I) Nanoplatelets for Batch and Continuous-Flow Applications
De Angelis, Sonia,Franco, Mario,Triminì, Alessandra,González, Ana,Sainz, Raquel,Degennaro, Leonardo,Romanazzi, Giuseppe,Carlucci, Claudia,Petrelli, Valentina,de la Esperanza, Alejandro,Go?i, Asier,Ferritto, Rafael,Ace?a, José Luis,Luisi, Renzo,Cid, M. Belén
supporting information, p. 3011 - 3018 (2019/08/20)
The use of graphene derivatives as supports improves the properties of heterogeneous catalysts, with graphene oxide (GO) being the most frequently employed. To explore greener possibilities as well as to get some insights into the role of the different gr
