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Rationalizing the Unprecedented Stereochemistry of an Enzymatic Nitrile Synthesis through a Combined Computational and Experimental Approach
Yavuzer, Hilmi,Asano, Yasuhisa,Gr?ger, Harald
, p. 19162 - 19168 (2021)
In this contribution, the unique and unprecedented stereochemical phenomenon of an aldoxime dehydratase-catalyzed enantioselective dehydration of racemic E- and Z-aldoximes with selective formation of both enantiomeric forms of a chiral nitrile is rationalized by means of molecular modelling, comprising in silico mutations and docking studies. This theoretical investigation gave detailed insight into why with the same enzyme the use of racemic E- and Z-aldoximes leads to opposite forms of the chiral nitrile. The calculated mutants with a larger or smaller cavity in the active site were then prepared and used in biotransformations, showing the theoretically predicted decrease and increase of the enantioselectivities in these nitrile syntheses. This validated model also enabled the rational design of mutants with a smaller cavity, which gave superior enantioselectivities compared to the known wild-type enzyme, with excellent E-values of up to E>200 when the mutant OxdRE-Leu145Phe was utilized.
Rh-catalyzed highly enantioselective hydrogenation of nitroalkenes under basic conditions
Li, Shengkun,Huang, Kexuan,Zhang, Jiwen,Wu, Wenjun,Zhang, Xumu
, p. 10840 - 10844 (2013/09/02)
Go catalytic! A highly enantioselective hydrogenation of β,β-disubstituted nitroalkenes and isomeric mixtures of nitroalkenes by using a Rh/DuanPhos catalytic system under basic conditions has furnished a convenient approach to β-chiral nitroalkanes, whic
Highly enantioselective hydrogenation of β,β-disubstituted nitroalkenes
Li, Shengkun,Huang, Kexuan,Cao, Bonan,Zhang, Jiwen,Wu, Wenjun,Zhang, Xumu
, p. 8573 - 8576 (2012/09/10)
Building the building blocks: A highly enantioselective hydrogenation of ?-aryl-?-alkyl disubstituted nitroalkenes 1 has been developed. This method results in enantiomerically pure nitroalkanes 2, which are versatile precursors for chemical synthesis.
