On the enzymatic hydrolysis of methyl 2-fluoro-2-arylpropionates by lipases

Add time:07/11/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

The enzymatic hydrolysis of methyl 2-fluoro-2-arylpropionates was performed using lipases from Candida rugosa and Candida cylindracea (OF-360). A careful analysis of the reaction products revealed that racemic 2-hydroxy-2-arylpropionic acid and traces of 2-arylacrylic acid are formed, in addition to the expected 2-aryl-2-fluoropropionic acid. The presence of powerful electron-releasing groups in the aromatic ring of the substrate increase the amount of 2-hydroxypropionic acid. A mechanistic hypothesis has been formulated according to which the enzyme facilitates the elimination of fluoride ion from the hydrolysed acid with the formation of an α-carboxy-stabilized carbocation which provides 2-hydroxypropionic acids by nucleophilic attack of H2O and 2-arylacrylic acids by a β-elimination process.

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