6982-25-8Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Application of robust ketoreductase from Hansenula polymorpha for the reduction of carbonyl compounds
Petrovi?ová, Tatiana,Gyuranová, Dominika,Pl?, Michal,Myrtollari, Kamela,Smonou, Ioulia,Rebro?, Martin
, (2021/02/05)
Enzyme-catalysed asymmetric reduction of ketones is an attractive tool for the production of chiral building blocks or precursors for the synthesis of bioactive compounds. Expression of robust ketoreductase (KRED) from Hansenula polymorpha was upscaled and applied for the asymmetric reduction of 31 prochiral carbonyl compounds (aliphatic and aromatic ketones, diketones and β-keto esters) to the corresponding optically pure hydroxy compounds. Biotransformations were performed with the purified recombinant KRED together with NADP+ recycling glucose dehydrogenase (GDH, Bacillus megaterium), both overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). Maximum activity of KRED for biotransformation of ethyl-2-methylacetoacetate achieved by the high cell density cultivation was 2499.7 ± 234 U g–1DCW and 8.47 ± 0.40 U·mg–1E, respectively. The KRED from Hansenula polymorpha is a very versatile enzyme with broad substrate specificity and high activity towards carbonyl substrates with various structural features. Among the 36 carbonyl substrates screened in this study, the KRED showed activity with 31, with high enantioselectivity in most cases. With several ketones, the Hansenula polymorpha KRED catalysed preferentially the formation of the (R)-secondary alcohols, which is highly valued.
A Colorimetric Method for Quantifying Cis and Trans Alkenes Using an Indicator Displacement Assay
Valenzuela, Stephanie A.,Crory, Hannah S. N.,Yao, Chao-Yi,Howard, James R.,Saucedo, Gabriel,de Silva, A. Prasanna,Anslyn, Eric V.
, p. 13819 - 13823 (2021/05/17)
A colorimetric indicator displacement assay (IDA) amenable to high-throughput experimentation was developed to determine the percentage of cis and trans alkenes. Using 96-well plates two steps are performed: a reaction plate for dihydroxylation of the alkenes followed by an IDA screening plate consisting of an indicator and a boronic acid. The dihydroxylation generates either erythro or threo vicinal diols from cis or trans alkenes, depending upon their syn- or anti-addition mechanisms. Threo diols preferentially associate with the boronic acid due to the creation of more stable boronate esters, thus displacing the indicator to a greater extent. The generality of the protocol was demonstrated using seven sets of cis and trans alkenes. Blind mixtures of cis and trans alkenes were made, resulting in an average error of ±2 % in the percentage of cis or trans alkenes, and implementing E2 and Wittig reactions gave errors of ±3 %. Furthermore, we developed variants of the IDA for which the color may be tuned to optimize the response for the human eye.
Highly efficient and recyclable chiral Pt nanoparticle catalyst for enantioselective hydrogenation of activated ketones
Xue, Xiuru,Chen, Pu,Xu, Peng,Wang, Yanhua
, p. 55 - 58 (2018/03/22)
Thermoregulated phase-separable chiral Pt nanoparticle catalyst exhibited excellent ee (>99%) in the enantioselective hydrogenation of activated ketones for preparing chiral α-hydroxy acetals and chiral 1,2-diols. More importantly, the chiral catalyst could be easily separated by phase separation and directly reused in the next cycle without any loss in catalytic activity and enantioselectivity, even in the gram-scale reaction. The leaching of Pt was under the detection limit of the instrument.
Reactivity of the CH-bonds of 2-butanol in liquid-phase oxidation
Puchkov,Nepomnyashchikh, Yu. V.
, p. 2337 - 2343 (2017/11/09)
The kinetics of product accumulation is studied in the azodiisobutyronitrile-initiated oxidation of 2-butanol. The relative reactivity for all types of the CH-bonds of 2-butanol is determined for reactions with peroxyl radicals at 60°C. It is established that the hydroxyl functional group of 2-butanol activates the CHbond in position 2 (α) and deactivates CH-bonds in positions 1, 3 (β), and 4 (γ), compared to the corresponding CH-bonds of saturated hydrocarbons.
Gold-Nanoparticle-Catalyzed Silaboration of Oxetanes and Unactivated Epoxides
Vasilikogiannaki, Eleni,Louka, Anastasia,Stratakis, Manolis
, p. 3895 - 3902 (2016/12/22)
Supported gold nanoparticles catalyze the unprecedented insertion of a silylborane into the C-O bond of oxetanes and unactivated epoxides, forming γ- or β-silyloxy boronates in good to excellent yields. In the silaboration process the boron moiety is acting as a nucleophile and the silyl as an electrophile. No external additives or ligands are required, while the catalytic system is recyclable and reusable.
Catalytic hydrogenation of cyclic carbonates: A practical approach from CO2 and epoxides to methanol and diols
Han, Zhaobin,Rong, Liangce,Wu, Jiang,Zhang, Lei,Wang, Zheng,Ding, Kuiling
supporting information, p. 13041 - 13045 (2013/03/13)
As an economical, safe and renewable carbon resource, CO2 turns out to be an attractive C1 building block for making organic chemicals, materials, and carbohydrates.[1] From the viewpoint of synthetic chemistry,[2] the utilization of CO2 as a feedstock for the production of industrial products may be an option for the recycling of carbon.[3] On the other hand, the transformation of chemically stable CO2 represents a grand challenge in exploring new concepts and opportunities for the academic and industrial development of catalytic processes.[4] The catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to produce liquid fuels such as formic acid (HCO 2H)[5] or methanol[6] is a promising solution to emerging global energy problems. Methanol, in particular, is not only one of the most versatile and popular chemical commodities in the world, with an estimated global demand of around 48 million metric tons in 2010, but is also considered as the key to weaning the world off oil in the future.[6e, f] Although the production of methanol has already been industrialized by the hydrogenation of CO with a copper/zinc-based heterogeneous catalyst at high temperatures (250-300°C) and high pressures (50-100 atm),[6e, 7] the development of a practical catalytic system for the hydrogenation of CO2 into methanol still remains a challenge, as high activation energy barriers have to be overcome for the cleavage of the C=O bonds of CO2, albeit with favorable thermodynamics.[8] Heterogeneous catalysis for the hydrogenation of CO 2 into CH3OH has been extensively investigated, and Cu/Zn-based multi-component catalyst was found to be highly selective with a long life, but under relatively harsh reaction conditions (250 °C, 50 atm).[3b, 6d] Therefore, the production of methanol from CO2 by direct hydrogenation under mild conditions is still a great challenge for both academia and industry.
Direct proline-catalyzed asymmetric α-aminoxylation of aldehydes and ketones
Hayashi, Yujiro,Yamaguchi, Junichiro,Sumiya, Tatsunobu,Hibino, Kazuhiro,Shoji, Mitsuru
, p. 5966 - 5973 (2007/10/03)
The direct proline-catalyzed asymmetric α-aminoxylation of aldehydes and ketones has been developed using nitrosobenzene as an oxygen source, affording α-anilinoxy-aldehydes and -ketones with excellent enantioselectivity. Reaction conditions have been optimized, and low temperature (-20 °C) was found to be a key for the successful α-aminoxylation of aldehydes, while slow addition of nitrosobenzene is essential for that of ketones. The scope of the reaction is presented.
Chemoenzymatic preparation of (2S,3S)- and (2R,3R)-2,3-butanediols and their esters from mixtures of d,l- and meso-diols
Liu, Rong,Hoegberg, Hans-Erik
, p. 771 - 778 (2007/10/03)
An efficient method of preparing the pure enantiomers of 2,3-butanediol from commercially available mixtures of the d,l- and meso-isomers was developed. It furnished (2S,3S)-2,3-butanediol with >99% e.e. and a >99.5/0.5 diastereomeric ratio and (2R,3R)-2,3-butanediol in 95% e.e. and >95/5 diastereomeric ratio.
Asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketones using trans-chelating chiral peralkylbisphosphine ligands bearing primary alkyl substituents on phosphorus atoms
Kuwano, Ryoichi,Sawamura, Masaya,Shirai, Junya,Takahashi, Masatoshi,Ito, Yoshihiko
, p. 485 - 496 (2007/10/03)
Asymmetric hydrosilylation of simple ketones with diphenylsilane proceeded at -40 °C in the presence of a rhodium complex (0.001 - 0.01 molar amount) coordinated with a trans-chelating chiral bisphosphine ligand bearing linear alkyl substituents on the phosphorus atoms, (R,R)-(S,S)-Et-, Pr-, or BuTRAP, giving the corresponding optically active (S)- secondary alcohols with up to 97% ee. The asymmetric hydrosilylation using TRAP ligands with bulkier P-substituents resulted in much lower enantioselectivities. The EtTRAP-rhodium catalyst was also effective for asymmetric hydrosilylation of keto esters with a coordination site for a rhodium atom (up to 98% ee). Optically active symmetrical diols were obtained with up to 99% ee from the corresponding diketones via the asymmetric reduction using 2.5 molar amounts of diphenylsilane.
Diastereoselectivity in the reduction of acyclic carbonyl compounds with diisopropoxytitanium(III) tetrahydroborate
Ravikumar,Sinha, Surajit,Chandrasekaran
, p. 5841 - 5844 (2007/10/03)
Diisopropoxytitanium(III) tetrahydroborate, ((i)PrO)2TiBH4, formed in situ in dichloromethane from diisopropoxytitanium dichloride and benzyltriethylammonium tetrahydroborate (1:2) reduces α-hydroxyketones/1,2- diketones and β-hydroxyketones/1,3-diketones to the corresponding diols with high stereoselectivity. In the case of α-hydroxyketones and 1,2-diketones, the anti isomer is the major product while reduction of β-hydroxyketones and 1,3-diketones leads to the syn isomer as the major product.
