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Usage

Physical state

Colorless, odorless liquid

Primary uses

a. Production of pharmaceuticals
b. Solvent in chemical reactions

Additional uses

a. Feedstock in the synthesis of other chemicals
b. Intermediate in the production of pesticides

Solubility

Ability to dissolve a wide range of substances

Industrial applications

Valuable component due to its solubility properties

Safety precautions

a. Toxic if ingested or inhaled
b. Can cause skin and eye irritation upon contact

Handling

Handle with care to avoid exposure and potential health risks

Upstream product

• 2039-85-2 3-Chlorostyrene 
• 141-78-6 ethyl acetate 
• 67829-05-4 1-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethanone 
• 20697-04-5 3-chlorostyrene oxide 
• 16273-37-3 (R)-3-chloromandelic acid 
• 587-04-2 m-Chlorobenzaldehyde 

Downstream Products

• 587-04-2 m-Chlorobenzaldehyde 
• 1430232-29-3 2-((3S,8S)-3-(3-chlorophenyl)-2,3,7,8-tetrahydrobenzofuro[5,6-b][1,4]dioxin-8-yl)acetic acid 
• 1430232-28-2 2-((3R,8S)-3-(3-chlorophenyl)-2,3,7,8-tetrahydrobenzofuro[5,6-b][1,4]dioxin-8-yl)acetic acid 
• 872182-26-8 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(3-chlorophenyl)ethanol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Catalytic Diastereo- and Enantioconvergent Synthesis of Vicinal Diamines from Diols through Borrowing Hydrogen

We present herein an unprecedented diastereoconvergent synthesis of vicinal diamines from diols through an economical, redox-neutral process. Under cooperative ruthenium and Lewis acid catalysis, readily available anilines and 1,2-diols (as a mixture of diastereomers) couple to forge two C?N bonds in an efficient and diastereoselective fashion. By identifying an effective chiral iridium/phosphoric acid co-catalyzed procedure, the first enantioconvergent double amination of racemic 1,2-diols has also been achieved, resulting in a practical access to highly valuable enantioenriched vicinal diamines.

Lewis Base Catalyzed Dioxygenation of Olefins with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

1,2-Diols are extremely useful building blocks in organic synthesis. Hypervalent iodine reagents are useful for the vicinal dihydroxylation of olefins to give 1,2-diols under metal-free conditions, but strongly acidic promoters are often required. Herein, we report a catalytic vicinal dioxygenation of olefins with hypervalent iodine reagents using Lewis bases as catalysts. The conditions are mild and compatible with various functional groups.

One-step method for preparing racemic aryl vicinal diol in pure water

The invention provides a one-step method for preparing racemic aryl vicinal diol in pure water. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps: dissolving metachloroperbenzoic acid intodeionized water, adding styrene compounds, heating in a water bath at 30 DEG C, stirring at a rotation speed of 200-300 revolutions per minute for reacting for 2-3 hours, extracting the reaction solution with ethyl acetate, drying, and removing the ethyl acetate, thereby obtaining the racemic aryl vicinal diol. According to the one-step method for preparing racemic aryl vicinal diol in pure waterdisclosed by the invention, the metachloroperbenzoic acid serves as an oxidizing agent in the deionized water, dihydroxylation of the styrene compounds is realized within 2-3 hours at high chemoselectivity and high yield, and the racemic aryl vicinal diol is prepared. The method avoids use of any organic solvent or heavy metal catalyst, is short in reaction time, mild in reaction condition, greenand environmental-friendly, simple in operation and readily available in catalyst, has potential application prospects, and solves the problems that the target product is low in yield, the catalyst is difficult to obtain, and the organic solvent is needed.

Asymmetric hydrolysis of styrene oxide by PvEH2, a novel Phaseolus vulgaris epoxide hydrolase with extremely high enantioselectivity and regioselectivity

A novel EH from Phaseolus vulgaris, PvEH2, was discovered based on the computer-aided analysis, and its encoding gene was cloned and expressed in E. coli Rossetta (DE3). The substrate spectrum of recombinant (re) PvEH2 was assayed, among which the enantiomeric ratio of rePvEH2 towards racemic styrene oxide (rac-1a) was > 200, while its regioselectivity coefficients, αS and βR, towards (S)- and (R)-1a were 99.1 and 69.8%, respectively. The asymmetric hydrolysis of 20 mM rac-1a by rePvEH2-expressing whole cells was performed at 25 °C, retaining (R)-1a with > 99.5% ees and 49.4% yield and producing (R)-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol (1b) with 96.2% eep and 49.7% yield in 40 min.

Visible light-promoted dihydroxylation of styrenes with water and dioxygen

An efficient visible light promoted metal-free dihydroxylation of styrenes with water and dioxygen has been developed for the construction of vicinal alcohols. The protocol was operationally simple with a broad substrate scope. The mechanistic studies demonstrated that one of the hydroxyl groups came from water and the other one came from molecular oxygen. Additionally, the β-alkyoxy alcohols could also be obtained using a similar strategy.

Benzocarbazoles dioxane derivatives, its preparation process and its use in medicine

The invention relates to a benzodioxane derivative, a preparation method thereof and application of the derivative in medicines. Specifically, the invention relates to a novel benzodioxane derivative shown as a formula (I), medial salt thereof or a medicine composition containing the derivative, and a preparation method of the derivative. The invention further relates to a use of the benzodioxane derivative and the medial salt thereof or the medicine composition containing the derivative in preparing therapeutic agent, especially GPR 40 agonist, and a drug for treating the diseases such as diabetes, metabolic disorders and the like, wherein each substituent group in the formula (I) is as defined in the description.

Highly Efficient Synthesis of Optically Pure (S)-1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol by a Self-Sufficient Whole Cell Biocatalyst

Terminal vicinal diols are important chiral building blocks and intermediates in organic synthesis. Reduction of α-hydroxy ketones provides a straightforward approach to access these important compounds. In this study, it has been found that asymmetric reduction of a series of α-hydroxy aromatic ketones and 1-hydroxy-2-pentanone, catalyzed by Candida magnolia carbonyl reductase (CMCR) with glucose dehydrogenase (GDH) from Bacillus subtilis for cofactor regeneration, afforded 1-aryl-1,2-ethanediols and pentane-1,2-diol, respectively, in up to 99 % ee. In order to evaluate the efficiency of the bioreduction, lyophilized recombinant Escherichia coli whole cells coexpressing CMCR and GDH genes were used as the biocatalyst and α-hydroxy acetophenone as the model substrate, and the reaction conditions, such as pH, cosolvent, the amount of biocatalyst and the presences of a cofactor (i.e., NADP+), were optimized. Under the optimized conditions (pH6, 16h), the bioreduction proceeded smoothly at 1.0 m substrate concentration without the external addition of cofactor, and the product (S)-1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol was isolated with 90 % yield and 99 % ee. This offers a practical biocatalytic method for the preparation of these important vicinal diols. Self-sufficient catalysis! Lyophilized recombinant Escherichia coli coexpressing Candida magnolia carbonyl reductase (CMCR) and glucose dehydrogenase (GDH) genes served as an effective self-sufficient biocatalyst for the reduction of α-hydroxy acetophenones at high substrate concentrations. The products were isolated with high yield and excellent optical purity, offering a practical biocatalytic method for the preparation of vicinal diols.

Unconserved substrate-binding sites direct the stereoselectivity of medium-chain alcohol dehydrogenase

Structure-guided design of substrate-binding pocket inversed the stereoselectivity of an NADH-dependent medium-chain alcohol dehydrogenase (MDR) from Prelog to anti-Prelog. The pocket-forming amino acids, especially the unconserved residues as hotspots, play critical roles in directing MDRs' stereoselectivity. This journal is the Partner Organisations 2014.

Enantioselective hydrolysis of racemic and meso -epoxides with recombinant escherichia coli expressing epoxide hydrolase from Sphingomonas sp. HXN-200: Preparation of epoxides and vicinal diols in high ee and high concentration

A unique epoxide hydrolase (SpEH) from Sphingomonas sp. HXN-200 was identified and cloned based on genome sequencing and expressed in Escherichia coli. The engineered E. coli (SpEH) showed the same selectivity and substrate specificity as the wild type strain and 172 times higher activity than Sphingomonas sp. HXN-200 for the hydrolysis of styrene oxide 1. Hydrolysis of racemic styrene oxide 1, substituted styrene oxides 3, 5-7, and N-phenoxycarbonyl-3,4-epoxypiperidine 8 (200-100 mM) with resting cells of E. coli (SpEH) gave (S)-epoxides 1, 3, 5-7 and (-)-8 in 98.0-99.5% enantiomeric excess (ee) and 37.6-46.5% yield. Hydrolysis of cyclopentene oxide 9, cyclohexene oxide 10, and N-benzyloxycarbonyl-3,4-epoxypyrrolidine 11 (100 mM) afforded the corresponding (R, R)-vicinal trans-diols 12-14 in 86-93% ee and 90-99% yield. The ee of (1R, 2R)-cyclohexane-1,2-diol 13 was improved to 99% by simple crystallization. These biotransformations showed high specific activity (0.28-4.3 U/mg cdw), product concentration, product/cells ratio, and cell-based productivity. Hydrolysis at even higher substrate concentration was also achieved: (S)-1 was obtained in 430 mM (51 g/Lorg) and 43% yield; (1R, 2R)-13 was obtained in 500 mM (58 g/L) and >99% yield. Gram-scale preparation of epoxides (S)-1, (S)-3, (S)-6 and diols (1R, 2R)-12, (1R, 2R)-13, (3R, 4R)-14 were also demonstrated. E. coli (SpEH) cells showed the highest enantioselectivity to produce (S)-1 (E of 39) among all known EHs in the form of whole cells or free enzymes and the highest enantioselectivities to produce (S)-3, 5, 6, 7, (-)-8, and (R, R)-14 (E of 36, 35, 28, 57, 22, and 28) among all known EHs. The easily available and highly active E. coli (SpEH) cells are the best biocatalysts known thus far for the practical preparation of these useful and valuable enantiopure epoxides and vicinal diols via hydrolysis.

Asymmetric reduction of α-hydroxy aromatic ketones to chiral aryl vicinal diols using carrot enzymes system

Asymmetric reduction of α-hydroxy aromatic ketones was carried out by using carrot enzymes system, yielding corresponding chiral vicinal diols with special functional groups. The optimum reaction conditions were obtained after investigation of various influencing factors. Chiral aryl vicinal diols were produced with good yields and excellent enantiomeric excesses under appropriate conditions. Meanwhile, the steric factors and electronic effects of the substituents on the aromatic ring were shown to have an interesting influence on both yield and enantioselectivity.