888323-71-5Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Vapour-assisted enzymatic hydrolysis of β-lactams in a solvent-free system
Forro, Eniko,Fueloep, Ferenc
, p. 1005 - 1009 (2008/09/21)
A new, solvent-free, vapour-assisted method, developed for the synthesis of carbocyclic cis β-amino acid enantiomers through the Candida antarctica lipase B-catalysed enantioselective (E >200) hydrolysis of β-lactams with 0.5 equiv of H2O at 70 °C, has been demonstrated to be applicable on a preparative scale to produce (±)-2 (the starting racemate for cispentacin), (±)-3 (the starting racemate for 4-tert-butylcispentacin, a new cispentacin analogue) and (±)-7 (the starting racemate for 1,4-ethylene-bridged cispentacin).
An efficient enzymatic synthesis of benzocispentacin and its new six- and seven-membered homologues
Forro, Eniko,Fueloep, Ferenc
, p. 2587 - 2592 (2008/02/04)
A very efficient enzymatic method was developed for the synthesis of new enantiomeric benzocispentacin and its six- and seven-membered homologues through the Lipolase (lipase B from Candida antarctica) catalyzed enantioselective (E > 200) ring opening of 3,4-benzo-6-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptan-7-one, 4,5-benzo-7-azabicyclo[4.2.0]octan-8-one, and 5,6-benzo-8-azabicyclo[5.2.0] nonan-9-one with H2O in iPr2O at 60°C. The (1R,2R)-β-amino acids (ee ≥ 96%, yields ≥ 40%) and (1S,6S)-, (1S,7S)-, and (1S,8S)-β-lactams (ee > 99%, yields ≥ 44%) produced could be easily separated. The ring opening of racemic and enantiomeric β-lactams with 18% HCl afforded the corresponding β-amino acid hydrochlorides.
