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Reductive Coupling of Benzoyl Cyanide and Carbonyl Compounds by Aqueous Ti(III) Ions. A New Convenient and Selective Access to the Less Stable Mixed Benzoins
Clerici, Angelo,Porta, Ombretta
, p. 2889 - 2893 (1993)
The reactive species formed by the Ti(III) ion reduction of benzoyl cyanide (1) adds to the C-atom of carbonyl compounds 2 under simple experimental conditions.The intermediate 1,2-diols 3 are smoothly converted, without isolation, into the less thermodynamically stable mixed benzoins 4, which are not accessible by the classical benzoin condensation.The possible mechanisms involved in the reaction are discussed.
Preparation and reactions of certain racemic and optically active cyanohydrins derived from 2-chlorobenzaldehyde, 4-fluorobenzaldehyde, benzo[d][1,3]-dioxole-5-carbaldehyde and 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxine-6-carbaldehyde. Antimicrobial and in vitro antitumor evaluation of the products
Yosef, Hisham Abdallah A.,Elmasry,Ibrahim, Nabila M.,Ismael, Eman H. I.,Mahran
, p. 301 - 328 (2017/06/08)
THE CHEMOENZYMATIC reaction of selected aldehydes, namely 2-chlorobenzaldehyde (1a), 4-fluorobenzaldehyde (1b), benzo[d][1,3]dioxole-5-carbaldehyde (1c) and/or 2,3-dihydrobenzo [b] [1,4] dioxine-6-carbaldehyde (1d) with hydrogen cyanide in presence of (R)-oxynitrilase (R)-Pa HNL [EC 4.1.2.10] from almonds, as a chiral catalyst, gave the optically active cyanohydrin enantiomers ( R)-2a-c, respectively. Acetone cyanohydrin (3), was also used, as a transcyanating agent, to give the same products. The racemic cyanohydrins (R,S)-2a-d have been synthesized, as well, by treating compounds 1a-d with aqueous potassium cyanide solution in presence of a saturated solution of sodium metabisulphite (Na2S2O5). The optical purity of cyanohydrins (R)-2a-c was determined through their derivatization with (S)-naproxen chloride (S)-5 to the respective diastereomers (R,2S)-6a-c which were obtained in diastereomeric excess (de) values up to 93 % (1H NMR). Heating compounds (R)-2a,b and / or their racemic analogues (R,S)-2a-c with concentrated hydrochloric acid gave the respective α-hydroxycarboxylic acids 7a-c. Moreover, reduction of cyanohydrins (R,S)-2b,c under different conditions resulted in a hydrodecyanation giving the respective primary alcohols 8a,b. Structures and configurations of the new compounds were confirmed with compatible elementary microanalyses and spectroscopic (IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MS and single crystal X-ray crystallography) measurements. The antimicrobial activity of derivatives 6a-d against four bacterial species (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and two fungi (Aspergillus flavus and Candida albicans) were undertaken. Moreover, compounds (R,2S)-6b, (R,2S)(S,2S)-6b and (R,2S)-6c were screened for their in virto antitumor activity against three human solid cancer cell lines (HCT 116, HepG2 and MCF-7). In general, the tested compounds were found inactive or showed weak activities in comparison with the standard drugs.
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.
