24965-87-5Relevant academic research and scientific papers
A robust and stereocomplementary panel of ene-reductase variants for gram-scale asymmetric hydrogenation
Nett, Nathalie,Duewel, Sabine,Schmermund, Luca,Benary, Gerrit E.,Ranaghan, Kara,Mulholland, Adrian,Opperman, Diederik J.,Hoebenreich, Sabrina
, (2021/01/25)
We report an engineered panel of ene-reductases (ERs) from Thermus scotoductus SA-01 (TsER) that combines control over facial selectivity in the reduction of electron deficient C[dbnd]C double bonds with thermostability (up to 70 °C), organic solvent tolerance (up to 40 % v/v) and a broad substrate scope (23 compounds, three new to literature). Substrate acceptance and facial selectivity of 3-methylcyclohexenone was rationalized by crystallisation of TsER C25D/I67T and in silico docking. The TsER variant panel shows excellent enantiomeric excess (ee) and yields during bi-phasic preparative scale synthesis, with isolated yield of up to 93 % for 2R,5S-dihydrocarvone (3.6 g). Turnover frequencies (TOF) of approximately 40 000 h?1 were achieved, which are comparable to rates in hetero- and homogeneous metal catalysed hydrogenations. Preliminary batch reactions also demonstrated the reusability of the reaction system by consecutively removing the organic phase (n-pentane) for product removal and replacing with fresh substrate. Four consecutive batches yielded ca. 27 g L?1 R-levodione from a 45 mL aqueous reaction, containing less than 17 mg (10 μM) enzyme and the reaction only stopping because of acidification. The TsER variant panel provides a robust, highly active and stereocomplementary base for further exploitation as a tool in preparative organic synthesis.
Counterion Enhanced Organocatalysis: A Novel Approach for the Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Enones
Scharinger, Fabian,Márk Pálv?lgyi, ádám,Zeindlhofer, Veronika,Schnürch, Michael,Schr?der, Christian,Bica-Schr?der, Katharina
, p. 3776 - 3782 (2020/06/22)
We present a novel strategy for organocatalytic transfer hydrogenations relying on an ion-paired catalyst of natural l-amino acids as main source of chirality in combination with racemic, atropisomeric phosphoric acids as counteranion. The combination of a chiral cation with a structurally flexible anion resulted in a novel chiral framework for asymmetric transfer hydrogenations with enhanced selectivity through synergistic effects. The optimized catalytic system, in combination with a Hantzsch ester as hydrogen source for biomimetic transfer hydrogenation, enabled high enantioselectivity and excellent yields for a series of α,β-unsaturated cyclohexenones under mild conditions. Moreover, owing to the use of readily available and chiral pool-derived building blocks, it could be prepared in a straightforward and significantly cheaper way compared to the current state of the art.
Multienzymatic stereoselective reduction of tetrasubstituted cyclic enones to halohydrins with three contiguous stereogenic centers
Brenna, Elisabetta,Colombo, Danilo,Fraaije, Marco W.,Gatti, Francesco G.,Macchi, Piero,Monti, Daniela,Trajkovic, Milos,Venturi, Silvia,Zamboni, Emilio
, p. 13050 - 13057 (2020/11/17)
The asymmetric hydrogenation of conjugated tetrasubstituted alkenes with transition-metal catalysts is a challenging reaction, especially for substrates bearing a halide substituent. We describe a two-step multienzymatic reduction of a series of α-halo β-alkyl tetrasubstituted cyclic enones, affording halohydrins with three contiguous stereogenic centers, in good yield and with a high stereoselectivity. The reduction is catalyzed by a stereospecific ene-reductase (OYE2-3 or NemA) and a highly enantioselective alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH). The use of two enantiodivergent ADHs allows the control of the diastereoselectivity. The absolute stereochemical configurations of the products have been determined from the analysis of single-crystal structures (Flack's parameter). The enantiomeric excess (ee) has been determined by derivatization of the products with (R) Mosher's acid. Lastly, we extended our methodology also to a nonhalogenated substrate: the α-methyl ketoisophorone was reduced by two distinct enantiodivergent ene-reductases (flavin mononucleotide- and F420-dependent), affording each enantiomer of the saturated ketone with ee > 98%.
Asymmetric Baeyer-Villiger oxidation: Classical and parallel kinetic resolution of 3-substituted cyclohexanones and desymmetrization of: Meso -disubstituted cycloketones
Wu, Wangbin,Cao, Weidi,Hu, Linfeng,Su, Zhishan,Liu, Xiaohua,Feng, Xiaoming
, p. 7003 - 7008 (2019/07/31)
Regioselectivity is a crucial issue in Baeyer-Villiger (BV) oxidation. To date, few reports have addressed asymmetric BV oxidation of 3-substituted cycloketones due to the high difficulty of controlling regio- and stereoselectivity. Herein, we report the asymmetric BV oxidation of 3-substituted and meso-disubstituted cycloketones with chiral N,N′-dioxide/Sc(iii) catalysts performed in three ways: classical kinetic resolution, parallel kinetic resolution and desymmetrization. The methodology was applied in the total and formal synthesis of bioactive compounds and natural products. Control experiments and calculations demonstrated that flexible and adjustable catalysts played a significant role in the chiral recognition of substrates.
Mild Chemoenzymatic Oxidation of Allylic sec-Alcohols. Application to Biocatalytic Stereoselective Redox Isomerizations
Martínez-Montero, Lía,Gotor, Vicente,Gotor-Fernández, Vicente,Lavandera, Iván
, p. 2413 - 2419 (2018/03/13)
The design of catalytic oxidative methodologies in aqueous medium under mild reaction conditions and using molecular oxygen as final electron acceptor represents a suitable alternative to the traditional oxidative transformations. These methods are especially relevant if other functionalities that can be oxidized are present within the same molecule, as in the case of allylic alcohols. Herein we apply a simple chemoenzymatic system composed of the laccase from Trametes versicolor and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxy radical (TEMPO) to oxidize a series of racemic allylic sec-alcohols into the corresponding α,β-unsaturated ketones. Afterward, these compounds react with different commercially available ene-reductases to afford the corresponding saturated ketones. Remarkably, in the case of trisubstituted alkenes, the bioreduction reaction occurred with high stereoselectivity. Overall, a bienzymatic one-pot two-step sequential strategy has been described with respect to the synthesis of saturated ketones starting from racemic allylic alcohols, thus resembling the metal-catalyzed redox isomerizations of these derivatives that have been previously reported in the literature.
Total Synthesis of (+)-Sarcophytin
Nannini, Leonardo J.,Nemat, Suren J.,Carreira, Erick M.
supporting information, p. 823 - 826 (2017/12/26)
A total synthesis of the cembranoid (+)-sarcophytin is presented, featuring a Diels–Alder cycloaddition of an enone as the dienophile with an ester-derived dienoate. The study highlights a peculiar geometric preference for the Z dienoate to furnish the cy
Chemo-Enzymatic Oxidative Rearrangement of Tertiary Allylic Alcohols: Synthetic Application and Integration into a Cascade Process
Brenna, Elisabetta,Crotti, Michele,De Pieri, Matteo,Gatti, Francesco G.,Manenti, Gabriele,Monti, Daniela
, p. 3677 - 3686 (2018/06/04)
A chemo-enzymatic catalytic system, comprised of Bobbitt's salt and laccase from Trametes versicolor, allowed the [1,3]-oxidative rearrangement of endocyclic allylic tertiary alcohols into the corresponding enones under an Oxygen atmosphere in aqueous media. The yields were in most cases quantitative, especially for the cyclopent-2-en-1-ol or the cyclohex-2-en-1-ol substrates without an electron withdrawing group (EWG) on the side chain. Transpositions of macrocyclic alkenols or tertiary alcohols bearing an EWG on the side chain were instead carried out in acetonitrile by using an immobilized laccase preparation. Dehydro-Jasmone, dehydro-Hedione, dehydro-Muscone and other fragrance precursors were directly prepared with this procedure, while a synthetic route was developed to easily transform a cyclopentenone derivative into trans-Magnolione and dehydro-Magnolione. The rearrangement of exocyclic allylic alcohols was tested as well, and a dynamic kinetic resolution was observed: α,β-unsaturated ketones with (E)-configuration and a high diastereomeric excess were synthesized. Finally, the 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinium tetrafluoroborate (TEMPO+BF4?)/laccase catalysed oxidative rearrangement was combined with the ene-reductase/alcohol dehydrogenase cascade process in a one-pot three-step synthesis of cis or trans 3-methylcyclohexan-1-ol, in both cases with a high optical purity. (Figure presented.).
Revealing Additional Stereocomplementary Pairs of Old Yellow Enzymes by Rational Transfer of Engineered Residues
Nett, Nathalie,Duewel, Sabine,Richter, Alexandra Annelis,Hoebenreich, Sabrina
, p. 685 - 691 (2017/04/11)
Every year numerous protein engineering and directed evolution studies are published, increasing the knowledge that could be used by protein engineers. Here we test a protein engineering strategy that allows quick access to improved biocatalysts with very little screening effort. Conceptually it is assumed that engineered residues previously identified by rational and random methods induce similar improvements when transferred to family members. In an application to ene-reductases from the Old Yellow Enzyme (OYE) family, the newly created variants were tested with three compounds, revealing more stereocomplementary OYE pairs with potent turnover frequencies (up to 660 h?1) and excellent stereoselectivities (up to >99 %). Although systematic prediction of absolute enantioselectivity of OYE variants remains a challenge, “scaffold sampling” was confirmed as a promising addition to protein engineers' collection of strategies.
Inversions in asymmetric conjugate addition reaction of cyclic enones catalyzed by the Cu/NHC-AgX system: Factors affecting the stereoselective formation of both enantiomers
Nakano, Yuki,Sakaguchi, Satoshi
, p. 407 - 416 (2017/07/28)
A switchable enantioselectivity was achieved in a Cu-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition (ACA) reaction. The ethylene-bridged, hydroxyamide-functionalized NHC-AgI complex, readily accessible from a chiral β-amino alcohol, was found to be a versatile c
The Cu-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition with chiral diphosphite ligands derived from D-(-)-tartaric acid
Pang, Zeng-Bo,Tian, Mi,Li, Hai-Feng,Wang, Lai-Lai
supporting information, p. 618 - 627 (2017/03/15)
A series of diphosphite ligands, which were derived from D-(-)-tartaric acid, have been synthesized and successfully applied in the Cu-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of organozincs to enones. There was a synergic effect between the stereogenic ce
