125850-18-2

Basic information

• Product Name: 3-Hexanone, 2-hydroxy-, (R)- (9CI)
• Synonyms: 3-Hexanone, 2-hydroxy-, (R)- (9CI)
• CAS NO: 125850-18-2
• Molecular Formula: C6H12O2
• Molecular Weight: 116.15828
• Product Categories: ACETYLGROUP
• Mol File: 125850-18-2.mol

Chemical Properties

• Appearance: /
• CAS DataBase Reference: 3-Hexanone, 2-hydroxy-, (R)- (9CI)(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 3-Hexanone, 2-hydroxy-, (R)- (9CI)(125850-18-2)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 3-Hexanone, 2-hydroxy-, (R)- (9CI)(125850-18-2)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 125850-18-2(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 175431-00-2 (-)-(S)-4-(t-Butyldimethylsilyl)-3-hexanone 
• 927-77-5 n-propylmagnesium bromide 
• 207680-77-1 (R)-2-hydroxy-N-methoxy-N-methylpropanamide 
• 3848-24-6 2,3-hexanedione 

Relevant articles and documents

107. Silicon-Directed Regio- and Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Hydroxy-ketones

α-Silylated ketones (S)-2 (ee >/= 98percent), easily available through silylation or silylation/alkylation from ketones 1 using the (-)-(S)-1-amino-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (SAMP)-/(+)-(R)-1-amino-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (RAMP)-hydrazone method, are oxidized to give α-hydroxy-ketones (R)-5 of high enantiomeric purity (ee >/= 98percent) and in good overall yields (51-70percent).The key step of the procedure is the silicon-directed diastereoselective oxidation of the corresponding silyl enol ethers of (S)-2, with m-chloroperbenzoic acid or 3-phenyl-2-(phenylsulfonyl)oxaziridine, followed by flash chromatography and desilylation.

A male-produced aggregation pheromone blend consisting of alkanediols, terpenoids, and an aromatic alcohol from the cerambycid beetle Megacyllene caryae

Bioassays conducted with a Y-tube olfactometer provided evidence that both sexes of the cerambycid beetle Megacyllene caryae (Gahan) were attracted to odor produced by males. Odor collected from male M. caryae contained eight male-specific compounds: a 10:1 blend of (2S,3R)- and (2R,3S)-2,3-hexanediols (representing 3.2±1.3% of the total male-specific compounds), (S)-(-)-limonene (3.1±1.7%), 2-phenylethanol (8.0±2.4%), (-)-α-terpineol (10.0±2.8%), nerol (2.1±1.5%), neral (63.3±7.3%), and geranial (8.8±2.4%). Initial field bioassays determined that none of these compounds was attractive as a single component. Further field trials that used a subtractive bioassay strategy determined that both sexes were attracted to the complete blend of synthetic components, but the elimination of any one component resulted in a decline in trap captures. Blends that were missing (2S,3R)-2,3-hexanediol, (2R,3S)-2,3-hexanediol, or citral (a 1:1 mixture of neral and geranial) attracted no more beetles than did controls. A pheromone blend of this complexity, composed of alkanediols, terpenoids, and aromatic alcohols, is unprecedented for cerambycid species.

Synthesis of α-hydroxy ketones and vicinal (R, R)-diols by Bacillus clausii DSM 8716T butanediol dehydrogenase

α-hydroxy ketones (HK) and 1,2-diols are important building blocks for fine chemical synthesis. Here, we describe the R-selective 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase from B. clausii DSM 8716T (BcBDH) that belongs to the metal-dependent medium chain dehydrogenases/reductases family (MDR) and catalyzes the selective asymmetric reduction of prochiral 1,2-diketones to the corresponding HK and, in some cases, the reduction of the same to the corresponding 1,2-diols. Aliphatic diketones, like 2,3-pentanedione, 2,3-hexanedione, 5-methyl-2,3-hexanedione, 3,4-hexanedione and 2,3-heptanedione are well transformed. In addition, surprisingly alkyl phenyl dicarbonyls, like 2-hydroxy-1-phenylpropan-1-one and phenylglyoxal are accepted, whereas their derivatives with two phenyl groups are not substrates. Supplementation of Mn2+ (1 mM) increases BcBDH's activity in biotransformations. Furthermore, the biocatalytic reduction of 5-methyl-2,3-hexanedione to mainly 5-methyl-3-hydroxy-2-hexanone with only small amounts of 5-methyl-2-hydroxy-3-hexanone within an enzyme membrane reactor is demonstrated.

Biocatalytic production of alpha-hydroxy ketones and vicinal diols by yeast and human aldo-keto reductases

The α-hydroxy ketones are used as building blocks for compounds of pharmaceutical interest (such as antidepressants, HIV-protease inhibitors and antitumorals). They can be obtained by the action of enzymes or whole cells on selected substrates, such as diketones. We have studied the enantiospecificities of several fungal (AKR3C1, AKR5F and AKR5G) and human (AKR1B1 and AKR1B10) aldo-keto reductases in the production of α-hydroxy ketones and diols from vicinal diketones. The reactions have been carried out with pure enzymes and with an NADPH-regenerating system consisting of glucose-6-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. To ascertain the regio and stereoselectivity of the reduction reactions catalyzed by the AKRs, we have separated and characterized the reaction products by means of a gas chromatograph equipped with a chiral column and coupled to a mass spectrometer as a detector. According to the regioselectivity and stereoselectivity, the AKRs studied can be divided in two groups: one of them showed preference for the reduction of the proximal keto group, resulting in the S-enantiomer of the corresponding α-hydroxy ketones. The other group favored the reduction of the distal keto group and yielded the corresponding R-enantiomer. Three of the AKRs used (AKR1B1, AKR1B10 and AKR3C1) could produce 2,3-butanediol from acetoin. We have explored the structure/function relationships in the reactivity between several yeast and human AKRs and various diketones and acetoin. In addition, we have demonstrated the utility of these AKRs in the synthesis of selected α-hydroxy ketones and diols.

Promiscuous substrate binding explains the enzymatic stereoand regiocontrolled synthesis of enantiopure hydroxy ketones and diols

Regio- and stereoselective reductions of several diketones to afford enantiopure hydroxy ketones or diols were accomplished using isolated alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs). Results could be rationalised taking into account different (promiscuous) substrate-binding modes in the active site of the enzyme. Furthermore, interesting natural cyclic diketones were also reduced with high regio- and stereoselectivity. Some of the 1,2 and 1,3-diketones used in this study were reduced by employing a low excess of the hydrogen donor (2-propanol) due to the quasi-irreversibility of these ADH-catalysed processes. Thus, using lower quantities of co-substrate, scale-up could be easily achieved.

Polyketide synthesis using the boron-mediated, anti-aldol reactions of lactate-derived ketones: Total synthesis of (-)-ACRL toxin IIIB

The boron-mediated, anti-selective, aldol reactions of ketone 2 (and related derivatives) proceed with high levels of asymmetric induction, diastereoselectivities of up to 200:1 in favour of the aldol adducts 4 are obtained with achiral aldehydes and reag