- Selector screening for enantioseparation of DL-α-methyl phenylglycine amide by liquid-liquid extraction
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Enantioseparation through liquid extraction technology is an emerging field, e.g., enantioseparations of amino acids (and derivatives thereof), amino alcohols, amines, and carboxylic acids have been reported. Often, when a new selector is developed, the versatility of substrate scope is investigated. From an industrial point of view, the problem is typically approached the other way around, and for a target racemate, a selector needs to be found in order to accomplish the desired enantioseparation. This study presents such a screening approach for the separation of the enantiomers of DL-α-methyl phenylglycine amide (DL-α-MPGA), a model amide racemate with high industrial relevance. Chiral selectors that were reported for other classes of racemates were investigated, i.e., several macrocyclic selectors and Pd-BINAP complexes. It appeared very challenging to obtain both high extraction yields and good enantioselectivity for most selectors, but Pd-BINAP-based selectors performed well, with enantioselectivities up to 7.4 with an extraction yield of the desired enantiomer of 95.8%. These high enantioselectivities were obtained using dichloromethane as solvent. Using less volatile chlorobenzene or 1-chloropentane, reasonable selectivities of up to 1.7 were measured, making these the best alternative solvents for dichloromethane.
- Schuur, Boelo,Blahu?iak, Marek,Vitasari, Caecilia R.,Grambli?ka, Michal,De Haan, André B.,Visser, Ton J.
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- Synthesis of optically active α-methylamino acids and amides through biocatalytic kinetic resolution of amides
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Catalyzed by Rhodococcus sp. AJ270, a nitrile hydratase and amidase containing microbial whole-cell catalyst, under very mild conditions, a number of racemic α-methylamino amides were resolved into the corresponding optically active (S)-(+)-α-methylamino acids and (R)-(-)-α- methylamino amides. The steric requirement of the amidase against α-amino phenylacetamides bearing methyl group(s) at α-amino nitrogen and/or α-carbon was also studied. Coupled with the chemical hydrolysis of amide, the biotransformation process provided a direct synthesis of α-methylamino acids in both enantiomeric forms from readily available racemic amides.
- Wang, Mei-Xiang,Liu, Jun,Wang, De-Xian,Zheng, Qi-Yu
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p. 2409 - 2416
(2007/10/03)
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- Efficient biocatalytic synthesis of highly enantiopure α-alkylated arylglycines and amides
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A number of racemic α-alkylarylglycine amides including 1-amino-1-carbamoyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene underwent efficient biocatalytic hydrolysis under very mild conditions to afford the corresponding (S)-α-alkylarylglycines and (R)-α-alkylarylglycine
- Wang, Mei-Xiang,Lin, Shuan-Jun,Liu, Jun,Zheng, Qi-Yu
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p. 439 - 445
(2007/10/03)
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- Synthesis of dipeptides containing α-substituted amino acids; their use as chiral ligands in Lewis-acid-catalyzed reactions
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L-α-Methylphenylalanine, obtained by enzymatic resolution of the corresponding racemic amide with amidase from Ochrobactrum anthropi NCIMB 40321, was used in the synthesis of dipeptides containing α-substituted amino acids.The 2-hydroxynaphthalene-1-carboxaldehyde Schiff bases of the dipeptides (1 and 2) were tested as Ti(IV) and Al(III) complexes in asymmetric Lewis-acid-catalyzed reactions.Only the Al(III) complex of 2 showed moderate enantioselectivity in the cyanation reaction of benzaldehyde with TMS-CN.
- Kaptein, Bernard,Monaco, Vania,Broxterman, Quirinus B.,Schoemaker, Hans E.,Kamphuis, Johan
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p. 231 - 238
(2007/10/02)
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- Enzymatic resolution of α,α-disubstituted α-amino acid esters and amides
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The scope and limitations of the enzymatic resolution of α,α-disubstituted α-amino acid amides by an amino acid amidase from Mycobacterium neoaurum and of the corresponding ethyl esters with Pig liver esterase (PLE) have been studied. Moderate enantiomeric excesses were obtained with PLE, with only a narrow substrate specificity. Mycobacterium neoaurum on the contrary yields a broad range of S-α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids 1 and the corresponding R-amides 2.
- Kaptein,Boesten,Broxterman,Peters,Schoemaker,Kamphuis
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p. 1113 - 1116
(2007/10/02)
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- Synthesis of Optically Pure α-Alkylated α-Amino Acids and a Single-Step Method for Enatiomeric Excess Determination
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A method for the enzymatic resolution of the amides of some racemic α-alkylated amino acids is described as well as a method involving derivatization with (S)-2-chloropropionyl chloride followed by 1H NMR analysis to establish the enantiomeric excesses of the free amino acids.
- Kruizinga, Wim H.,Bolster, John,Kellogg, Richard M.,Kamphuis, Johan,Boesten, Wilhelmus H. J.,et al.
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p. 1826 - 1827
(2007/10/02)
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