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Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Substituted Acrylic Acids Catalyzed by a Ruthenocenyl Phosphino-oxazoline-Ruthenium Complex
Li, Jing,Shen, Jiefeng,Xia, Chao,Wang, Yanzhao,Liu, Delong,Zhang, Wanbin
, p. 2122 - 2125 (2016/06/01)
Asymmetric hydrogenation of various α-substituted acrylic acids was carried out using RuPHOX-Ru as a chiral catalyst under 5 bar H2, affording the corresponding chiral α-substituted propanic acids in up to 99% yield and 99.9% ee. The reaction could be performed on a gram-scale with a relatively low catalyst loading (up to 5000 S/C), and the resulting product (97%, 99.3% ee) can be used as a key intermediate to construct bioactive chiral molecules. The asymmetric protocol was successfully applied to an asymmetric synthesis of dihydroartemisinic acid, a key intermediate required for the industrial synthesis of the antimalarial drug artemisinin.
Enantioselective hydrolysis of various racemic α-substituted arylacetonitriles using Rhodococcus sp. CGMCC 0497
Wu, Zhong-Liu,Li, Zu-Yi
, p. 3305 - 3312 (2007/10/03)
The enantioselective hydrolysis of 17 racemic α-substituted arylacetonitriles by Rhodococcus sp. CGMCC 0497 is described. The corresponding (R)-amides and (S)-acids were obtained with excellent enantiomeric excess in most cases. The effect of steric and electronic factors on the outcome of the reactions are discussed here. The results prove that nitrile-converting enzymes are efficient tools for the synthesis of sterically unencumbered chiral α-arylpropionic acids and amides.
ENZYMATIC RESOLUTION OF METHYL 2-ALKYL-2-ARYLACETATES
Ahmar, M.,Girard, C.,Bloch, R.
, p. 7053 - 7056 (2007/10/02)
Horse liver esterase, used as its inexpensive commercial acetone powder, catalyzes the selective hydrolysis of methy 2-alkyl-2-arylacetates to afford R(-)-2-alkyl-2-arylacetic acids and S(+)-methyl 2-alkyl-2-arylacetates.
