5699-72-9Relevant articles and documents
Oxygen-to-Oxygen Silyl Migration of α-Siloxy Sulfoxides and Oxidation-Triggered Allicin Formation
Kelly, Shane S.,Shen, Tun-Li,Xian, Ming
supporting information, p. 3741 - 3745 (2021/05/10)
Oxidation of α-siloxy thioethers leads to the formation of the corresponding sulfoxides as unstable intermediates, which undergo an intramolecular oxygen-to-oxygen silyl migration to break the C-S linkage. This process produces silyl protected sulfenic acids and subsequently thiosulfinates. It was used to develop oxidation-triggered allicin donors.
Method for industrially synthesizing methyl 2-hydroxyvalerate by using acrylonitrile byproduct hydrocyanic acid
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Paragraph 0014-0022, (2021/05/05)
The invention discloses a method for industrially synthesizing methyl 2-hydroxyvalerate by using acrylonitrile byproduct hydrocyanic acid, and relates to the technical field of chemical engineering. The acrylonitrile byproduct hydrocyanic acid is used as a starting raw material, and methyl 2-hydroxyvalerate is prepared through synthesis, hydrolytic esterification, neutralization, separation, rectification and the like. The comprehensive development and utilization approach of acrylonitrile byproduct hydrocyanic acid is expanded, so that acrylonitrile byproduct hydrocyanic acid is utilized more reasonably and efficiently, and the overall production and operation economic benefits of an acrylonitrile device are improved.
Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Thiocarboxylic Acids by Nitrilase Biocatalysed Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of α-Thionitriles
Lauder, Kate,Anselmi, Silvia,Finnigan, James D.,Qi, Yuyin,Charnock, Simon J.,Castagnolo, Daniele
supporting information, p. 10422 - 10426 (2020/07/24)
The enantioselective synthesis of α-thiocarboxylic acids by biocatalytic dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) of nitrile precursors exploiting nitrilase enzymes is described. A panel of 35 nitrilase biocatalysts were screened and enzymes Nit27 and Nit34 were found to catalyse the DKR of racemic α-thionitriles under mild conditions, affording the corresponding carboxylic acids with high conversions and good-to-excellent ee. The ammonia produced in situ during the biocatalytic transformation favours the racemization of the nitrile enantiomers and, in turn, the DKR without the need of any external additive base.
Ester Synthesis in Water: Mycobacterium smegmatis Acyl Transferase for Kinetic Resolutions
de Leeuw, Nicolas,Torrelo, Guzman,Bisterfeld, Carolin,Resch, Verena,Mestrom, Luuk,Straulino, Emanuele,van der Weel, Laura,Hanefeld, Ulf
, p. 242 - 249 (2017/11/16)
The acyl transferase from Mycobacterium smegmatis (MsAcT) catalyses transesterification reactions in aqueous media because of its hydrophobic active site. Aliphatic cyanohydrin and alkyne esters can be synthesised in water with excellent and strikingly opposite enantioselectivity [(R);E>37 and (S);E>100, respectively]. When using this enzyme, the undesired hydrolysis of the acyl donor is an important factor to take into account. Finally, the choice of acyl donor can significantly influence the obtained enantiomeric excesses. (Figure presented.).
A method for synthesis of 1, 2 - pentanediol (by machine translation)
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Paragraph 0024; 0029; 0034; 0039; 0042; 0044; 0050, (2018/10/19)
The invention relates to the field of organic synthetic technology, in particular to a 1, 2 - pentanediol synthetic method, comprises the following steps: (1) heating the raw material-butyraldehyde, adjusting the pH after adding the hydrocyanic acid, obtained by the reaction of 2 - hydroxy pentanonitrile; (2) taking step (1) in 2 - hydroxy pentanonitrile, adding an alcohol as a solvent to stir and mix, add water to stir and mix, hydrogen chloride gas, in 5 °C the following reaction under the condition for a period of time, to continue the reaction temperature, after the reaction product after the neutralization reaction, centrifugal separation, obtained after the distillation is 2 - hydroxy valeric acid ester compound; (3) heating the step (2) in 2 - hydroxy valeric acid ester compound, under the effects of catalyst after hydrogenation reaction to obtain the 1, 2 - pentanediol. Using the synthesis method of the invention, the 1, 2 - pentanediol yield, and reduces the production cost. (by machine translation)
Preparation method of 2-hydroxy acid ester
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Paragraph 0037-0038, (2017/04/11)
The invention relates to a preparation method of 2-hydroxy acid ester and belongs to the technical field of organic synthesis. According to the preparation method of 2-hydroxy acid ester, 2-hydroxy alkyl cyanogens is taken as a raw material to be added to a reaction solution formed by hydrogen chloride, alcohol and water, and after reaction, 2-hydroxy acid ester is obtained. According to the preparation method of 2-hydroxy acid ester, use of a large amount of nonpolar solvent is not needed, and a target product can be obtained by a one-pot method, thus lowering production cost, improving production efficiency and the purify of the target product, and having energy-saving and environment-friendly effects.
High-Throughput Preparation of Optically Active Cyanohydrins Mediated by Lipases
Thomas, Juliana Christina,Aggio, Bruno Bernardi,Marques de Oliveira, Alfredo Ricardo,Piovan, Leandro
supporting information, p. 5964 - 5970 (2016/12/26)
Cyanohydrins are versatile compounds with high applicability in organic synthesis; they are used as starting materials for the synthesis of other chemical targets with high industrial added value. Lipase-mediated kinetic resolution reactions are a promising route for the synthesis of optically active cyanohydrins. These reactions can be carried out through the acylation of cyanohydrins or the deacylation of cyanohydrin esters, with different biocatalysts and under different reaction conditions. Unfortunately, depending on the substrate structure, long reaction times can be required to achieve suitable enantiomeric excesses. In this context, we present a high-throughput protocol for the production of optically active cyanohydrins in continuous-flow mode. The products were obtained with moderate to good enantioselectivity (E values from 8 up to >200) and with productivity values from 2.4 to 8.7 times higher in continuous-flow mode than in batch mode. Moreover, the reaction times were reduced from hours in batch mode to minutes in continuous-flow mode.
Catalytic Promiscuity of Ancestral Esterases and Hydroxynitrile Lyases
Devamani, Titu,Rauwerdink, Alissa M.,Lunzer, Mark,Jones, Bryan J.,Mooney, Joanna L.,Tan, Maxilmilien Alaric O.,Zhang, Zhi-Jun,Xu, Jian-He,Dean, Antony M.,Kazlauskas, Romas J.
supporting information, p. 1046 - 1056 (2016/02/05)
Catalytic promiscuity is a useful, but accidental, enzyme property, so finding catalytically promiscuous enzymes in nature is inefficient. Some ancestral enzymes were branch points in the evolution of new enzymes and are hypothesized to have been promiscuous. To test the hypothesis that ancestral enzymes were more promiscuous than their modern descendants, we reconstructed ancestral enzymes at four branch points in the divergence hydroxynitrile lyases (HNL's) from esterases ~100 million years ago. Both enzyme types are α/β-hydrolase-fold enzymes and have the same catalytic triad, but differ in reaction type and mechanism. Esterases catalyze hydrolysis via an acyl enzyme intermediate, while lyases catalyze an elimination without an intermediate. Screening ancestral enzymes and their modern descendants with six esterase substrates and six lyase substrates found higher catalytic promiscuity among the ancestral enzymes (P 0.01). Ancestral esterases were more likely to catalyze a lyase reaction than modern esterases, and the ancestral HNL was more likely to catalyze ester hydrolysis than modern HNL's. One ancestral enzyme (HNL1) along the path from esterase to hydroxynitrile lyases was especially promiscuous and catalyzed both hydrolysis and lyase reactions with many substrates. A broader screen tested mechanistically related reactions that were not selected for by evolution: decarboxylation, Michael addition, γ-lactam hydrolysis and 1,5-diketone hydrolysis. The ancestral enzymes were more promiscuous than their modern descendants (P = 0.04). Thus, these reconstructed ancestral enzymes are catalytically promiscuous, but HNL1 is especially so.
A simple separation method for (S)-hydroxynitrile lyase from cassava and its application in asymmetric cyanohydrination
Zheng, Zubiao,Zi, Yan,Li, Zhongzhou,Zou, Xinzhuo
, p. 434 - 439 (2013/06/27)
Using an acetone precipitation method, crude (S)-hydroxynitrile lyase [(S)-MeHNL] was separated from Munihot esculenta (cassava) leaves, and used directly as biocatalyst to catalyze asymmetric cyanohydrination and produce cyanohydrins with enantiomeric purities (≥90% ee) significantly greater than those previously reported. The use of a water/i-Pr2O system with an enzyme, NaCN, and appropriate amounts of acetic acid is crucial in improving the stereoselectivity of cyanohydrin formation by minimizing the non-enzymatic reaction and the racemization of the chiral products. The proposed isolation method for crude (S)-MeHNL has a high value because of its simplicity, and low cost as well as the high activity of the crude (S)-MeHNL.
Chiral solvating agents for cyanohydrins and carboxylic acids
Moon, Lomary S.,Pal, Mohan,Kasetti, Yoganjaneyulu,Bharatam, Prasad V.,Jolly, Ravinder S.
body text, p. 5487 - 5498 (2010/11/05)
We have shown that a structure as simple as an ion pair of (R)- or (S)-mandelate and dimethylamminopyridinium ions possesses structural features that are sufficient for NMR enantiodiscrimination of cyanohydrins. Moreover, 1H NMR data of cyanohydrins of known configuration obtained in the presence of the mandelate-dimethylaminopyridinium ion pair point to the existence of a correlation between chemical shifts and absolute configuration of cyanohydrins. Mandelate-DMAPH+ ion pair and mandelonitrile form a 1:1 complex with an association constant of 338 M-1 (ΔG 0, -3.4 kcal/mol) for the (R)-mandelonitrile/(R)-mandelate-DMAPH + and 139 M-1 (ΔG0, -2.9 kcal/mol) for the (R)-mandelonitrile/(S)-mandelate-DMAPH+ complex. To understand the origin of enantiodiscrimination, the geometry optimization and energy minimization of the models of ternary complexes of (S)-mandelonitrile/(R)- mandelate/DMAPH+ and (S)-mandelonitrile/(S)-mandelate/DMAPH + complexes was performed using DFT methodology (B3LYP) with the 6-31+G(d) basis set in Gaussian 3.0. Further, analysis of optimized molecular model obtained from theoretical studies suggested that (i) DMAP may be replaced with other amines, (ii) the hydroxyl group of mandelic acid is not necessary for stabilization of ternary complex and may be replaced with other groups such as methyl, (iii) the ion pair should form a stable ternary complex with any hydrogen-bond donor, provided its OH bond is sufficiently polarized, and (iv) α-H of racemic mandelic acid should also get resolved with optically pure mandelonitrile. These inferences were experimentally verified, which not only validated the proposed model but also led to development of a new chiral solvating agent for determination of ee of carboxylic acids and absolute configuration of aryl but not alkyl carboxylic acids.