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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Synthesis of enantiopure β-azidoalcohols from their ketoazides by reduction with NaBH4 in the presence of alumina and in situ lipase resolution

An enantioselective synthesis of chiral β-azidoalcohols via the reduction of the corresponding ketoazides with NaBH4 in the presence of moist aluminium oxide followed by an in situ lipase-mediated resolution is described. The efficiency of vari

Asymmetric azidohydroxylation of styrene derivatives mediated by a biomimetic styrene monooxygenase enzymatic cascade

Enantioenriched azido alcohols are precursors for valuable chiral aziridines and 1,2-amino alcohols, however their chiral substituted analogues are difficult to access. We established a cascade for the asymmetric azidohydroxylation of styrene derivatives leading to chiral substituted 1,2-azido alcohols via enzymatic asymmetric epoxidation, followed by regioselective azidolysis, affording the azido alcohols with up to two contiguous stereogenic centers. A newly isolated two-component flavoprotein styrene monooxygenase StyA proved to be highly selective for epoxidation with a nicotinamide coenzyme biomimetic as a practical reductant. Coupled with azide as a nucleophile for regioselective ring opening, this chemo-enzymatic cascade produced highly enantioenriched aromatic α-azido alcohols with up to >99% conversion. A bi-enzymatic counterpart with halohydrin dehalogenase-catalyzed azidolysis afforded the alternative β-azido alcohol isomers with up to 94% diastereomeric excess. We anticipate our biocatalytic cascade to be a starting point for more practical production of these chiral compounds with two-component flavoprotein monooxygenases.

One-pot combination of enzyme and Pd nanoparticle catalysis for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure 1,2-amino alcohols

One-pot combinations of sequential catalytic reactions can offer practical and ecological advantages over classical multi-step synthesis schemes. In this context, the integration of enzymatic and chemo-catalytic transformations holds particular potential for efficient and selective reaction sequences that would not be possible using either method alone. Here, we report the one-pot combination of alcohol dehydrogenase-catalysed asymmetric reduction of 2-azido ketones and Pd nanoparticle-catalysed hydrogenation of the resulting azido alcohols, which gives access to both enantiomers of aromatic 1,2-amino alcohols in high yields and excellent optical purity (ee >99%). Furthermore, we demonstrate the incorporation of an upstream azidolysis and a downstream acylation step into the one-pot system, thus establishing a highly integrated synthesis of the antiviral natural product (S)-tembamide in 73% yield (ee >99%) over 4 steps. Avoiding the purification and isolation of intermediates in this synthetic sequence leads to an unprecedentedly low ecological footprint, as quantified by the E-factor and solvent demand.

Microwave-assisted benzyne-click chemistry: preparation of 1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazoles

The benzotriazoles were prepared by three-component and two-component microwave-assisted [3+2] cycloadditions of various azides to benzyne, 3-methoxybenzyne, and 4,5-difluorobenzyne. In the three-component reaction, the aryne is generated, in the presence of an azide prepared in situ, by the reaction of an o-(trimethylsilylaryl) triflate with either CsF or KF/18-Crown-6. However, in the two-component reactions, a freshly prepared azide is added to the reaction vessel prior to aryne generation. Good to excellent yields of benzotriazoles were obtained in 15-20 min when the microwave-assisted reactions were carried out at 125 °C. These reaction times are significantly faster than similar reactions carried out using conventional heating.

Synthesis of optically pure 2-azido-1-arylethanols with isolated enzymes and conversion to triazole-containing β-blocker analogues employing click chemistry

(Chemical Equation Presented) Both antipodes of 2-azido-1-arylethanols were synthesized with excellent optical purity via enzymatic reduction of the corresponding α-azidoacetophenone derivatives catalyzed by a recombinant carbonyl reductase from Candida m

Application of optically active 1,2-diol monotosylates for synthesis of β-azido and β-amino alcohols with very high enantiomeric purity. Synthesis of enantiopure (R)-octopamine, (R)-tembamide and (R)-aegeline

A very convenient and highly efficient synthesis of near enantiopure β-azido and β-amino alcohols including biologically active substances such as (R)-octopamine, (R)-tembamide and (R)-aegeline from optically active 1,2-diol monotosylates is reported.

Efficient enantioselective reduction of ketones with Daucus carota root

A novel and efficient reduction of various prochiral ketones such as acetopehones, α-azido aryl ketones, β-ketoesters, and aliphatic acyclic and cyclic ketones to the corresponding optically acive secondary alcohols with moderate to excellent chemical yield was achieved by using Daucus carota, root plant cells under extremely mild and environmentally benign conditions in aqueous medium, has been described. Many of these optically active alcohols are the potential chiral building blocks for the synthesis of pharmaceutically important molecules and asymmetric chiral ligands. Hence, this biocatalytic approach is found to be the most suitable for the preparation of a wide range of chiral alcohols and gave inspiration for the development of a new biotechnological process.

Efficient synthesis of optically active 2-azido-1-arylethanols via oxazaboronlidine - Catalysed asymmetric borane reduction

A simple, efficient, stereo- and regio-selective method for the synthesis of optically active 2-azido-1-phenylethanols by asymmetric reduction of 2-azidoacetophenones with in situ generated, oxazaborolidine- borane complexes in THF, is described. This new method appears to be an alternative to the classical methods previously reported.