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Preparation and reactions of optically active cyanohydrins derived from 4-chlorobenzaldehyde, cyclohexanone and 2-methylcyclohexanone using the (R) hydroxynitrile lyase from Prunus amygdalus
Yosef,Elmasry,Ismael, Eman H. I.,Mahran
, p. 745 - 755 (2013/05/21)
CYANURATION of 4-chlorobenzaldehyde (1), cyclohexanone (2a) and 2-methylcyclo-hexanone (2b) yielded the racemic 2-hydroxy-2-(4-chlorophenyl) ethanenitrile (R,S)-3, cyclohexanone cyanohydrin 21a and (R,S)-2- methylcyclohexanone cyanohydrin (R,S)-21b. The same reaction can be completed by using acetone cyanohydrin (4) as a transcyanating agent. The optically active cyanohydrins (R)-3 and (R)-21b could be respectively obtained by hydrocyanation of 1 and 2b using (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase (R) PaHNL [EC 4.1.2.10] from almonds (Prunus amygdalus) as a chiral catalyst. Cyanohydrins 3 and 21 in their racemic and optically active forms undergo a number of transformations which involve either the hydroxyl group or the cyanide function. Moreover, derivatization of 3 and 21b with (S)-Naproxen chloride (S)-7 gave the respective diastereoisomers 8 and 22b. The optical activities of (R)-3 and 21b as well as their derivatives were recorded. The postulated structures of the new products were supported with compatible elementary and spectroscopic (IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS and X-ray crystallography) analyses. The antitumor activity of some selected racemic new products and their respective optically active analogues were undertaken. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) was also discussed.
An efficient and facile one-pot synthesis of cyanohydrin esters from carbonyl compounds catalyzed by iron(III) chloride
Iwanami, Katsuyuki,Aoyagi, Masaru,Oriyama, Takeshi
, p. 7487 - 7490 (2007/10/03)
A variety of cyanohydrin esters were readily prepared from carbonyl compounds with trimethylsilyl cyanide and acid anhydride under the influence of a catalytic amount of iron(III) chloride in a convenient one-pot procedure.
