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Alcohol Dehydrogenases and N-Heterocyclic Carbene Gold(I) Catalysts: Design of a Chemoenzymatic Cascade towards Optically Active β,β-Disubstituted Allylic Alcohols
González-Granda, Sergio,Lavandera, Iván,Gotor-Fernández, Vicente
supporting information, p. 13945 - 13951 (2021/04/22)
The combination of gold(I) and enzyme catalysis is used in a two-step approach, including Meyer–Schuster rearrangement of a series of readily available propargylic alcohols followed by stereoselective bioreduction of the corresponding allylic ketone intermediates, to provide optically pure β,β-disubstituted allylic alcohols. This cascade involves a gold N-heterocyclic carbene and an enzyme, demonstrating the compatibility of both catalyst types in aqueous medium under mild reaction conditions. The combination of [1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene][bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-imide]gold(I) (IPrAuNTf2) and a selective alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH-A from Rhodococcus ruber, KRED-P1-A12 or KRED-P3-G09) led to the synthesis of a series of optically active (E)-4-arylpent-3-en-2-ols in good yields (65–86 %). The approach was also extended to various 2-hetarylpent-3-yn-2-ol, hexynol, and butynol derivatives. The use of alcohol dehydrogenases of opposite selectivity led to the production of both allyl alcohol enantiomers (93->99 % ee) for a broad panel of substrates.
Catalytic enantioselective construction of β-quaternary carbons via a conjugate addition of cyanide to β,β-disubstituted α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds
Tanaka, Yuta,Kanai, Motomu,Shibasaki, Masakatsu
supporting information; experimental part, p. 8862 - 8863 (2010/08/21)
The first general catalytic enantioselective conjugate addition of cyanide to β, β-disubstituted α,β-unsaturated ketones and N-acylpyrroles was developed using a strontium catalyst derived from Sr(O iPr)2 and new chiral ligand 5. The reaction exhibited excellent enantioselectivity and a wide substrate scope using 0.5-10 mol % catalyst. 1,4-Adducts containing β-quaternary carbons were exclusively produced over 1,2-adducts. ESI-MS analysis of the strontium catalyst indicated that the active catalyst was a trimetallic Sr/5 = 3:5 complex. The exclusive 1,4-selectivity was partly due to the ability of the strontium complex to promote both a retro-cyanation reaction from the 1,2-adducts and highly enantioselective conjugate cyanation.
