2114-29-6Relevant academic research and scientific papers
PQXdpap: Helical Poly(quinoxaline-2,3-diyl)s Bearing 4-(Dipropylamino)pyridin-3-yl Pendants as Chirality-Switchable Nucleophilic Catalysts for the Kinetic Resolution of Secondary Alcohols
Murakami, Ryo,Suginome, Michinori,Yamamoto, Takeshi
supporting information, p. 8711 - 8716 (2021/11/24)
Helically chiral poly(quinoxaline-2,3-diyl)s bearing 4-(dipropylamino)pyridin-3-yl pendants at the 5-position of the quinoxaline ring (PQXdpap) exhibited high catalytic activities and moderate to high selectivities (up to s = 87) in the acylative kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols. The solvent-dependent helical chirality switching of PQXdpap between pure toluene and a 1:1 mixture of toluene and 1,1,2-trichloroethane enabled the preparation of either compound of a pair of enantiomerically pure alcohols (>99% ee) from a single catalyst.
Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of α-aryl-β-alkylvinyl esters with chiral ferrocenylphosphine-phosphoramidite ligand
Dong, Chao,Liu, Dao-Sheng,Zhang, Lei,Hu, Xiang-Ping
, (2021/02/03)
An enantioselective Rh-catalyzed hydrogenation of E/Z mixtures of trisubstituted vinyl esters has been disclosed. With a combination of [Rh(COD)2]BF4 and a structurally fine-tuning chiral ferrocenylphosphine-phosphoramidite ligand as the catalyst, a variety of E/Z mixtures of α-aryl-β-alkylvinyl esters have been successfully hydrogenated in high yields and with good to high enantioselectivities (up to 96% ee). The presence of a small amount of tBuOH proved to be beneficial to improve the hydrogenation outcome.
Evaluation of gem-Diacetates as Alternative Reagents for Enzymatic Regio-and Stereoselective Acylation of Alcohols
Koszelewski, Dominik,Brodzka, Anna,Madej, Arleta,Trzepizur, Damian,Ostaszewski, Ryszard
, p. 6331 - 6342 (2021/05/06)
Geminal diacetates have been used as sustainable acyl donors for enzymatic acylation of chiral and nonchiral alcohols. Especially, it was revealed that geminal diacetates showed higher reactivity than vinyl acetate for hydrolases that are sensitive to acetaldehyde. Under optimized conditions for enzymatic acylation, several synthetically relevant saturated and unsaturated acetates of various primary alcohols were obtained in very high yields up to 98% without E/Z isomerization of the double bond. Subsequently, the acyl donor was recreated from the resulting aldehyde and reused constantly in acylation. Therefore, the developed process is characterized by high atomic efficiency. Moreover, it was shown that acylation using geminal diacetates resulted in remarkable regioselectivity by discriminating among the primary and secondary hydroxyl groups in 1-phenyl-1,3-propanediol providing exclusively 3-acetoxy-1-phenyl-propan-1-ol in good yield. Further, enzymatic kinetic resolution (EKR) and chemoenzymatic dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) protocols were developed using geminal diacetate as an acylating agent, resulting in chiral acetates in high yields up to 94% with enantiomeric excesses exceeding 99%.
Synthesis of task-specific imidazolium ionic liquid as an efficient catalyst in acetylation of alcohols, phenols, and amines
Chaubey, Snehkrishn A.,Mishra, Roli
, p. 3259 - 3268 (2020/04/17)
Herein, we report the synthesis of task-specific amino-functionalized imidazolium ionic liquid, acetate1-(2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-ethyl)-3-methyl-3H-imidazol-1-ium; (Boc-NH-EMIM.OAc), as an efficient catalyst for the acetylation of alcohols, phenols, and amines in the presence of acetic anhydride (acetylating reagent). Remarkably, acetic anhydride in the presence of 10?molpercent of catalyst (Boc-NH-EMIM.OAc) under solvent-free conditions showed excellent acetylation activity in shorter duration of time. On the basis of this, a general procedure for acetylation of alcohols, phenols, and amines has been developed. The ionic liquid (Boc-NH-EMIM.OAc) can be readily recovered and reused successfully up to four consecutive cycles without any significant loss of its catalytic activity. We have been able to show that this acetylating method has many advantages. It gives high yields, takes shorter time, and develops the possibility of benign environmental-friendly process.
Activity and specificity studies of the new thermostable esterase EstDZ2
Myrtollari, Kamela,Katsoulakis, Nikolaos,Zarafeta, Dimitra,Pavlidis, Ioannis V.,Skretas, Georgios,Smonou, Ioulia
, (2020/09/16)
In this paper, we study the activity and specificity of EstDZ2, a new thermostable carboxyl esterase of unknown function, which was isolated from a metagenome library from a Russian hot spring. The biocatalytic reaction employing EstDZ2 proved to be an efficient method for the hydrolysis of aryl p-, o- or m-substituted esters of butyric acid and esters of secondary alcohols. Docking studies revealed structural features of the enzyme that led to activity differences among the different substrates.
LipG9-mediated enzymatic kinetic resolution of racemates: Expanding the substrate-scope for a metagenomic lipase
Thomas, Juliana Christina,Alnoch, Robson Carlos,Costa, Allen Carolina dos Santos,Bandeira, Pamela Taisline,Burich, Martha Daniela,Campos, Suelem Kluconski,de Oliveira, Alfredo Ricardo Marques,de Souza, Emanuel Maltempi,Pedrosa, Fabio de Oliveira,Krieger, Nadia,Piovan, Leandro
, (2019/05/22)
Enzymes are the main biocatalysts of biological systems and nowadays they play an important role in asymmetric organic synthesis. Microorganisms are the main source for enzymes, however, just a very small portion of them are culturable at lab conditions and, as an alternative, metagenomics approaches allow new enzymes to be accessed from so-called “non-culturable” microorganisms. Several classes of metagenomic enzymes have been described in literature. Nevertheless, studies about their potential for asymmetric biotransformation are underexploited. Therefore, we present our recent efforts to establish the substrate-scope of LipG9, a metagenomic lipase, in enzymatic kinetic resolution (EKR) of chiral substances. LipG9 was previously isolated, immobilized and successfully applied in EKR of aliphatic alcohols. In this study, a series of resolvable chiral substances were assayed with LipG9, and secondary benzyl alcohols/esters were preferentially resolved in a much superior enantioselectivity (E > 200) than those described for aliphatic alcohols (E from 4 to 63). In an opposite way, Im-LipG9 did not present activity for tertiary alcohols, amines and lactones. When compared to commercial lipases, Im-LipG9 enantioselectivity was superior to Candida rugosa lipase and equivalent to Candida antarctica lipase B. Thus, the chemo and enantioselectivity of LipG9 in EKR reactions were identified and its potential for asymmetric synthetic approaches was demonstrated.
Highly Focused Library-Based Engineering of Candida antarctica Lipase B with (S)-Selectivity Towards sec-Alcohols
Cen, Yixin,Li, Danyang,Xu, Jian,Wu, Qiongsi,Wu, Qi,Lin, Xianfu
supporting information, p. 126 - 134 (2018/12/05)
Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) is one of the most extensively used biocatalysts in both academia and industry and exhibits remarkable (R)-enantioselectivity for various chiral sec-alcohols. Considering the significance of tailor-made stereoselectivity in organic synthesis, a discovery of enantiocomplementary lipase mutants with high (R)- and (S)-selectivity is valuable and highly desired. Herein, we report a highly efficient directed evolution strategy, using only 4 representative amino acids, namely, alanine (A), leucine (L), lysine (K), tryptophan (W) at each mutated site to create an extremely small library of CALB variants requiring notably less screening. The obtained best mutant with three mutations W104V/A281L/A282K displayed highly reversed (S)-selectivity towards a series of sec-alcohol with E values up to 115 (conv. 50%, ee 94%). Compared with the previously reported (S)-selective CALB variant, W104A, a single mutation provided less selectivity, while the synergistic effects of three mutations in the best variant endow better (S)-selectivity and a broader substrate scope than the W104A variant. Structural analysis and molecular dynamics simulation unveiled the source of reversed enantioselectivity. (Figure presented.).
Decarboxylative Acetoxylation of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids
Senaweera, Sameera,Cartwright, Kaitie C.,Tunge, Jon A.
, p. 12553 - 12561 (2019/10/14)
Organic molecules bearing acetoxy moieties are important functionalities in natural products, drugs, and agricultural chemicals. Synthesis of such molecules via transition metal-catalyzed C-O bond formation can be achieved in the presence of a carefully chosen directing group to alleviate the challenges associated with regioselectivity. An alternative approach is to use ubiquitous carboxylic acids as starting materials and perform a decarboxylative coupling. Herein, we report conditions for a photocatalytic decarboxylative C-O bond formation reaction that provides rapid and facile access to the corresponding acetoxylated products. Mechanistic investigations suggest that the reaction operates via oxidation of the carboxylate followed by rapid decarboxylation and oxidation by Cu(OAc)2
Selective benzylic C–H monooxygenation mediated by iodine oxides
LaMartina, Kelsey B.,Kuck, Haley K.,Oglesbee, Linda S.,Al-Odaini, Asma,Boaz, Nicholas C.
supporting information, p. 602 - 609 (2019/04/17)
A method for the selective monooxdiation of secondary benzylic C–H bonds is described using an N-oxyl catalyst and a hypervalent iodine species as a terminal oxidant. Combinations of ammonium iodate and catalytic N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) were shown to be effective in the selective oxidation of n-butylbenzene directly to 1-phenylbutyl acetate in high yield (86%). This method shows moderate substrate tolerance in the oxygenation of substrates containing secondary benzylic C–H bonds, yielding the corresponding benzylic acetates in good to moderate yield. Tertiary benzylic C–H bonds were shown to be unreactive under similar conditions, despite the weaker C–H bond. A preliminary mechanistic analysis suggests that this NHPI-iodate system is functioning by a radical-based mechanism where iodine generated in situ captures formed benzylic radicals. The benzylic iodide intermediate then solvolyzes to yield the product ester.
A designer natural deep eutectic solvent to recycle the cofactor in alcohol dehydrogenase-catalysed processes
Mourelle-Insua, ángela,Lavandera, Iván,Gotor-Fernández, Vicente
supporting information, p. 2946 - 2951 (2019/06/18)
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) nowadays represent a sustainable alternative to traditional organic solvents in (bio)transformations. Herein, the use of a solvent composed of an aqueous buffer and choline chloride:glucose (1.5:1 mol/mol) is proposed, a natural DES (NADES) serving as both a cosolvent and efficient system to recycle the nicotinamide cofactor. Thus, glucose from the NADES served as a co-substrate required for several alcohol dehydrogenases to reduce different prochiral ketones, and also helped to solubilise the organic compounds to develop effective biotransformations at higher substrate concentrations.
