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Biotechnological properties of sponges from northeast Brazil: Cliona varians as a Biocatalyst for Enantioselective Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds
Riatto, Valéria B.,Victor, Mauricio M.,Sousa, Jaqueline F.,Menegola, Carla
, p. 149 - 157 (2019)
To research the potential ability of whole marine sponges to act as biocatalysts, this paper describes for the first time the employment of whole Cliona varians sponge in the stereoselective reduction of prochiral α-keto esters and isatin to the corresponding chiral alcohols. The addition of D-fructose, D-glucose or sucrose remarkably increased the conversion ratios and stereoselectivities by this marine sponge. Furthermore, in the presence of D-glucose and D-maltose, the reduction of isatin by C. varians afforded the corresponding 3-hydroxyindolin-2-one with high conversions (85-90percent) and good enantioselectivities (60-74percent). These results showed that the marine sponge presents great potential to be used as biocatalyst for stereoselective reduction of carbonyl compounds.
Asymmetric synthesis of alkyl 5-oxotetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylates by enantioselective hydrogenation of dialkyl 2-oxoglutarates over cinchona modified Pt/Al2O3 catalysts
Balazsik, Katalin,Szoeri, Kornel,Felfoeldi, Karoly,Toeroek, Bela,Bartok, Mihaly
, p. 555 - 556 (2007/10/03)
The first direct asymmetric synthesis of chiral alkyl 5- oxotetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylates (up to 96% ee), which are important building blocks in the synthesis of natural products by heterogeneous cinchona-modified Pt-catalyzed hydrogenation of α-ketoglutaric acid esters and subsequent cyclization of hydroxy esters is described.
