24425-68-1Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Identification of an Esterase Isolated Using Metagenomic Technology which Displays an Unusual Substrate Scope and its Characterisation as an Enantioselective Biocatalyst
Gavin, Declan P.,Murphy, Edel J.,Foley, Aoife M.,Castilla, Ignacio Abreu,Reen, F. Jerry,Woods, David F.,Collins, Stuart G.,O'Gara, Fergal,Maguire, Anita R.
, p. 2466 - 2474 (2019/03/11)
Evaluation of an esterase annotated as 26D isolated from a marine metagenomic library is described. Esterase 26D was found to have a unique substrate scope, including synthetic transformations which could not be readily effected in a synthetically useful manner using commercially available enzymes. Esterase 26D was more selective towards substrates which had larger, more sterically demanding substituents (i. e. iso-propyl or tert-butyl groups) on the β-carbon, which is in contrast to previously tested commercially available enzymes which displayed a preference for substrates with sterically less demanding substituents (e.g. methyl group) at the β-carbon. (Figure presented.).
Influence of the position of the substituent on the efficiency of lipase-mediated resolutions of 3-aryl alkanoic acids
Deasy, Rebecca E.,Moody, Thomas S.,Maguire, Anita R.
, p. 1480 - 1487 (2013/12/04)
Hydrolase-catalysed kinetic resolutions to provide enantioenriched α-substituted 3-aryl alkanoic acids are described. (S)-2-Methyl-3- phenylpropanoic acid (S)-1a was prepared in 96% ee by Pseudomonas fluorescens catalysed ester hydrolysis, while, Candida antarctica lipase B (immob) resolved the α-ethyl substituted 3-arylalkanoic acid (R)-1b in 82% ee. The influence of the position of the substituent relative to the ester site on the efficiency and enantioselectivity of the biotransformation is also explored; the same lipases were found to resolve both the α- and β-substituted alkanoic acids. Furthermore, the steric effect of substituents at the C2 stereogenic centre relative to that for their C3 substituted counterparts on the efficiency and stereoselectivity is discussed.
Lipase catalysed kinetic resolutions of 3-aryl alkanoic acids
Deasy, Rebecca E.,Brossat, Maude,Moody, Thomas S.,Maguire, Anita R.
, p. 47 - 61 (2011/04/18)
Hydrolase catalysed kinetic resolutions leading to a series of 3-aryl alkanoic acids (≥94% ee) are described. Hydrolysis of the ethyl esters with a series of hydrolases was undertaken to identify biocatalysts that yield the corresponding acids with excellent enantiopurity in each case. Steric and electronic effects on the efficiency and enantioselectivity of the biocatalytic transformation were also explored.
(S,S)-(+)-pseudoephedrine as chiral auxiliary in asymmetric conjugate addition and tandem conjugate addition/α-alkylation reactions
Reyes, Efraim,Vicario, Jose L.,Carrillo, Luisa,Badia, Dolores,Uria, Uxue,Iza, Ainara
, p. 7763 - 7772 (2007/10/03)
(Chemical Equation Presented) Organolithium reagents undergo highly regio- and diastereoselective 1,4-addition to (S,S)-(+)-pseudoephedrine enamides furnishing the corresponding β-alkyl-substituted adducts in excellent yields and diastereoselectivities. In addition, the intermediate lithium enolates generated after the conjugate addition step undergo a highly diastereoselective alkylation reaction, furnishing α,β-dialkyl- substituted amides in high yields. The obtained adducts have been converted into chiral nonracemic β-alkyl- and α,β-dialkyl-substituted carboxylic acids and γ-alkyl- and β,γ-dialkyl-substituted alcohols using very simple and high-yielding procedures.
A versatile new catalyst for the enantioselective isomerization of allylic alcohols to aldehydes: Scope and mechanistic studies
Tanaka, Ken,Fu, Gregory C.
, p. 8177 - 8186 (2007/10/03)
A new planar-chiral bidentate phosphaferrocene ligand (2) has been synthesized and structurally characterized. The derived rhodium complex, [Rh(cod)(2)]BF4, serves as an effective catalyst for asymmetric isomerizations of allylic alcohols to aldehydes, furnishing improved yields, scope, and enantioselectivities relative to previously reported methods. The catalyst is air-stable and can be recovered at the end of the reaction. Mechanistic studies establish that the isomerization proceeds via an intramolecular 1,3-hydrogen migration and that the catalyst differentiates between the enantiotopic C1 hydrogens.
