- Generation of Oxidoreductases with Dual Alcohol Dehydrogenase and Amine Dehydrogenase Activity
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The l-lysine-?-dehydrogenase (LysEDH) from Geobacillus stearothermophilus naturally catalyzes the oxidative deamination of the ?-amino group of l-lysine. We previously engineered this enzyme to create amine dehydrogenase (AmDH) variants that possess a new hydrophobic cavity in their active site such that aromatic ketones can bind and be converted into α-chiral amines with excellent enantioselectivity. We also recently observed that LysEDH was capable of reducing aromatic aldehydes into primary alcohols. Herein, we harnessed the promiscuous alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activity of LysEDH to create new variants that exhibited enhanced catalytic activity for the reduction of substituted benzaldehydes and arylaliphatic aldehydes to primary alcohols. Notably, these novel engineered dehydrogenases also catalyzed the reductive amination of a variety of aldehydes and ketones with excellent enantioselectivity, thus exhibiting a dual AmDH/ADH activity. We envisioned that the catalytic bi-functionality of these enzymes could be applied for the direct conversion of alcohols into amines. As a proof-of-principle, we performed an unprecedented one-pot “hydrogen-borrowing” cascade to convert benzyl alcohol to benzylamine using a single enzyme. Conducting the same biocatalytic cascade in the presence of cofactor recycling enzymes (i.e., NADH-oxidase and formate dehydrogenase) increased the reaction yields. In summary, this work provides the first examples of enzymes showing “alcohol aminase” activity.
- Tseliou, Vasilis,Schilder, Don,Masman, Marcelo F.,Knaus, Tanja,Mutti, Francesco G.
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p. 3315 - 3325
(2020/12/11)
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- Highly Stable Zr(IV)-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Chiral Separation in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography
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Separation of racemic mixtures is of great importance and interest in chemistry and pharmacology. Porous materials including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been widely explored as chiral stationary phases (CSPs) in chiral resolution. However, it remains a challenge to develop new CSPs for reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), which is the most popular chromatographic mode and accounts for over 90% of all separations. Here we demonstrated for the first time that highly stable Zr-based MOFs can be efficient CSPs for RP-HPLC. By elaborately designing and synthesizing three tetracarboxylate ligands of enantiopure 1,1′-biphenyl-20-crown-6, we prepared three chiral porous Zr(IV)-MOFs with the framework formula [Zr6O4(OH)8(H2O)4(L)2]. They share the same flu topological structure but channels of different sizes and display excellent tolerance to water, acid, and base. Chiral crown ether moieties are periodically aligned within the framework channels, allowing for stereoselective recognition of guest molecules via supramolecular interactions. Under acidic aqueous eluent conditions, the Zr-MOF-packed HPLC columns provide high resolution, selectivity, and durability for the separation of a variety of model racemates, including unprotected and protected amino acids and N-containing drugs, which are comparable to or even superior to several commercial chiral columns for HPLC separation. DFT calculations suggest that the Zr-MOF provides a confined microenvironment for chiral crown ethers that dictates the separation selectivity.
- Jiang, Hong,Yang, Kuiwei,Zhao, Xiangxiang,Zhang, Wenqiang,Liu, Yan,Jiang, Jianwen,Cui, Yong
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p. 390 - 398
(2021/01/13)
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- Simultaneous Preparation of (S)-2-Aminobutane and d -Alanine or d -Homoalanine via Biocatalytic Transamination at High Substrate Concentration
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(S)-2-Aminobutane, d-alanine, and d-homoalanine are important intermediates for the production of various active pharmaceutical ingredients and food additives. The preparation of these small chiral amine or amino acids with high water solubility still demands searching for efficient methods. In this work, we identified an ω-transaminase (ω-TA) from Sinirhodobacter hungdaonensis (ShdTA) that catalyzed the kinetic resolution of racemic 2-aminobutane at a concentration of 800 mM using pyruvate as the amino acceptor, leading to the simultaneous isolation of enantiopure (S)-2-aminobutane and d-alanine in 46% and 90% yield, respectively. In addition, (S)-2-aminobutane (98% ee) and d-homoalanine (99% ee) were isolated in 45% and 93% yield, respectively, in the kinetic resolution of racemic 2-aminobutane at a concentration of 400 mM coupled with deamination of l-threonine by threonine deaminase. We thus developed a biocatalytic process for the practical synthesis of these valuable small chiral amine and d-amino acids.
- Li, Jianjiong,Wang, Yingang,Wu, Qiaqing,Yao, Peiyuan,Yu, Shanshan,Zhu, Dunming
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(2022/03/01)
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- Combined Theoretical and Experimental Studies Unravel Multiple Pathways to Convergent Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Enamides
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We present a highly efficient convergent asymmetric hydrogenation of E/Z mixtures of enamides catalyzed by N,P-iridium complexes supported by mechanistic studies. It was found that reduction of the olefinic isomers (E and Z geometries) produces chiral amides with the same absolute configuration (enantioconvergent hydrogenation). This allowed the hydrogenation of a wide range of E/Z mixtures of trisubstituted enamides with excellent enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee). A detailed mechanistic study using deuterium labeling and kinetic experiments revealed two different pathways for the observed enantioconvergence. For α-aryl enamides, fast isomerization of the double bond takes place, and the overall process results in kinetic resolution of the two isomers. For α-alkyl enamides, no double bond isomerization is detected, and competition experiments suggested that substrate chelation is responsible for the enantioconvergent stereochemical outcome. DFT calculations were performed to predict the correct absolute configuration of the products and strengthen the proposed mechanism of the iridium-catalyzed isomerization pathway.
- Yang, Jianping,Massaro, Luca,Krajangsri, Suppachai,Singh, Thishana,Su, Hao,Silvi, Emanuele,Ponra, Sudipta,Eriksson, Lars,Ahlquist, M?rten S. G.,Andersson, Pher G.
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p. 21594 - 21603
(2021/12/27)
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- Engineering the large pocket of an (S)-selective transaminase for asymmetric synthesis of (S)-1-amino-1-phenylpropane
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Amine transaminases offer an environmentally benign chiral amine asymmetric synthesis route. However, their catalytic efficiency towards bulky chiral amine asymmetric synthesis is limited by the natural geometric structure of the small pocket, representing a great challenge for industrial applications. Here, we rationally engineered the large binding pocket of an (S)-selective ?-transaminase BPTA fromParaburkholderia phymatumto relieve the inherent restriction caused by the small pocket and efficiently transform the prochiral aryl alkyl ketone 1-propiophenone with a small substituent larger than the methyl group. Based on combined molecular docking and dynamic simulation analyses, we identified a non-classical substrate conformation, located in the active site with steric hindrance and undesired interactions, to be responsible for the low catalytic efficiency. By relieving the steric barrier with W82A, we improved the specific activity by 14-times compared to WT. A p-p stacking interaction was then introduced by M78F and I284F to strengthen the binding affinity with a large binding pocket to balance the undesired interactions generated by F44. T440Q further enhanced the substrate affinity by providing a more hydrophobic and flexible environment close to the active site entry. Finally, we constructed a quadruple variant M78F/W82A/I284F/T440Q to generate the most productive substrate conformation. The 1-propiophenone catalytic efficiency of the mutant was enhanced by more than 470-times in terms ofkcat/KM, and the conversion increased from 1.3 to 94.4% compared with that of WT, without any stereoselectivity loss (ee > 99.9%). Meanwhile, the obtained mutant also showed significant activity improvements towards various aryl alkyl ketones with a small substituent larger than the methyl group ranging between 104- and 230-fold, demonstrating great potential for the efficient synthesis of enantiopure aryl alkyl amines with steric hindrance in the small binding pocket.
- Liu, He,Wang, Hualei,Wei, Dongzhi,Xie, Youyu,Xu, Feng,Xu, Xiangyang,Yang, Lin
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p. 2461 - 2470
(2021/04/22)
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- Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Primary Amines Using Geobacillus stearothermophilus Amine Dehydrogenase Variant
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A NADH-dependent engineered amine dehydrogenase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus (LE-AmDH-v1) was applied together with a NADH-oxidase from Streptococcus mutans (NOx) for the kinetic resolution of pharmaceutically relevant racemic α-chiral primary amines. The reaction conditions (e. g., pH, temperature, type of buffer) were optimised to yield S-configured amines with up to >99 % ee.
- Tseliou, Vasilis,Knaus, Tanja,Vilím, Jan,Masman, Marcelo F.,Mutti, Francesco G.
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p. 2184 - 2188
(2020/03/11)
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- Asymmetric synthesis of primary amines catalyzed by thermotolerant fungal reductive aminases
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Chiral primary amines are important intermediates in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds. Fungal reductive aminases (RedAms) are NADPH-dependent dehydrogenases that catalyse reductive amination of a range of ketones with short-chain primary amines supplied in an equimolar ratio to give corresponding secondary amines. Herein we describe structural and biochemical characterisation as well as synthetic applications of two RedAms fromNeosartoryaspp. (NfRedAm andNfisRedAm) that display a distinctive activity amongst fungal RedAms, namely a superior ability to use ammonia as the amine partner. Using these enzymes, we demonstrate the synthesis of a broad range of primary amines, with conversions up to >97% and excellent enantiomeric excess. Temperature dependent studies showed that these homologues also possess greater thermal stability compared to other enzymes within this family. Their synthetic applicability is further demonstrated by the production of several primary and secondary amines with turnover numbers (TN) up to 14 000 as well as continous flow reactions, obtaining chiral amines such as (R)-2-aminohexane in space time yields up to 8.1 g L?1h?1. The remarkable features ofNfRedAmand NfisRedAm highlight their potential for wider synthetic application as well as expanding the biocatalytic toolbox available for chiral amine synthesis.
- Cosgrove, Sebastian C.,Grogan, Gideon,Mangas-Sanchez, Juan,Marshall, James R.,Palmer, Ryan B.,Ramsden, Jeremy I.,Sharma, Mahima,Thorpe, Thomas W.,Turner, Nicholas J.
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p. 5052 - 5057
(2020/06/09)
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- A Simple Biosystem for the High-Yielding Cascade Conversion of Racemic Alcohols to Enantiopure Amines
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The amination of racemic alcohols to produce enantiopure amines is an important green chemistry reaction for pharmaceutical manufacturing, requiring simple and efficient solutions. Herein, we report the development of a cascade biotransformation to aminate racemic alcohols. This cascade utilizes an ambidextrous alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) to oxidize a racemic alcohol, an enantioselective transaminase (TA) to convert the ketone intermediate to chiral amine, and isopropylamine to recycle PMP and NAD+ cofactors via the reversed cascade reactions. The concept was proven by using an ambidextrous CpSADH-W286A engineered from (S)-enantioselective CpSADH as the first example of evolving ambidextrous ADHs, an enantioselective BmTA, and isopropylamine. A biosystem containing isopropylamine and E. coli (CpSADH-W286A/BmTA) expressing the two enzymes was developed for the amination of racemic alcohols to produce eight useful and high-value (S)-amines in 72–99 % yield and 98–99 % ee, providing with a simple and practical solution to this type of reaction.
- Li, Zhi,Tian, Kaiyuan
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p. 21745 - 21751
(2020/09/21)
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- Generation of amine dehydrogenases with increased catalytic performance and substrate scope from ε-deaminating L-Lysine dehydrogenase
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Amine dehydrogenases (AmDHs) catalyse the conversion of ketones into enantiomerically pure amines at the sole expense of ammonia and hydride source. Guided by structural information from computational models, we create AmDHs that can convert pharmaceutically relevant aromatic ketones with conversions up to quantitative and perfect chemical and optical purities. These AmDHs are created from an unconventional enzyme scaffold that apparently does not operate any asymmetric transformation in its natural reaction. Additionally, the best variant (LE-AmDH-v1) displays a unique substrate-dependent switch of enantioselectivity, affording S- or R-configured amine products with up to >99.9% enantiomeric excess. These findings are explained by in silico studies. LE-AmDH-v1 is highly thermostable (Tm of 69 °C), retains almost entirely its catalytic activity upon incubation up to 50 °C for several days, and operates preferentially at 50 °C and pH 9.0. This study also demonstrates that product inhibition can be a critical factor in AmDH-catalysed reductive amination.
- Tseliou, Vasilis,Knaus, Tanja,Masman, Marcelo F.,Corrado, Maria L.,Mutti, Francesco G.
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- One-Pot Transformation of Ketoximes into Optically Active Alcohols and Amines by Sequential Action of Laccases and Ketoreductases or ω-Transaminases
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An enzymatic one-pot process for asymmetric transformation of prochiral ketoximes into alcohols or amines was developed by sequential coupling of a laccase-catalyzed deoximation either with a ketone reduction (ketoreductase, KRED) or bioamination (ω-transaminase, ω-TA) in aqueous medium. An accurate selection of biocatalysts provided the corresponding products in excellent enantiomeric excesses and overall conversions ranging from 83 to >99 % for alcohols and 70 to >99 % for amines. Likewise, the employment of exclusively 1 % (w/w) of Cremophor, a polyethoxylated castor oil, as co-solvent enabled to reach concentrations up to 100 mM in the chiral alcohols cascade.
- Correia Cordeiro, Raquel S.,Ríos-Lombardía, Nicolás,Morís, Francisco,Kourist, Robert,González-Sabín, Javier
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p. 1272 - 1277
(2019/01/24)
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- Combinatorial Mutation Analysis of ω-Transaminase to Create an Engineered Variant Capable of Asymmetric Amination of Isobutyrophenone
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ω-Transaminase (ω-TA) is an important enzyme for asymmetric synthesis of chiral amines. Rapid creation of a desirable ω-TA variant, readily available for scalable process operation, is demanded and has attracted intense research efforts. In this study, we aimed to develop a quantitative mutational analysis (i. e., R-analysis) that enables prediction of combinatorial mutation outcomes and thereby provides reliable guidance of enzyme engineering through combination of already characterized mutations. To this end, we determined three mutatable active-site residues of ω-TA from Ochrobactrum anthropi (i. e., leucine 57, tryptophan 58 and valine 154) by examining activities of nine alanine-scanning mutants for seven substrate pairs. The R-analysis of the mutatable residues is based on assessment of changes in relative activities for a series of structurally analogous substrates. Using three sets of substrates (five α-keto acids, six arylalkylamines and three arylalkyl ketones), we found that combination of two point mutations display additive effects of each mutational outcome such as steric relaxation for bulky substrates or catalytic enhancement for amination of ketones. Consistent with the R-analysis-based prediction, the ω-TA variant harboring triple alanine mutations, i. e. L57A, W58A and V154A, showed high activity improvements for bulky substrates, e. g. a 3.2×104-fold activity increase for 1-phenylbutylamine. The triple mutant even enabled asymmetric amination of isobutyrophenone, carrying a branched-chain alkyl substituent to be accepted in a small binding pocket that normally shows a steric limit up to an ethyl group, with >99% ee of a resulting (S)-amine. (Figure presented.).
- Kim, Hong-Gon,Han, Sang-Woo,Shin, Jong-Shik
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p. 2594 - 2606
(2019/05/15)
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- Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Primary Amines by Ruthenium-Catalyzed Direct Reductive Amination of Alkyl Aryl Ketones with Ammonium Salts and Molecular H2
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A ruthenium/C3-TunePhos catalytic system has been identified for highly efficient direct reductive amination of simple ketones. The strategy makes use of ammonium acetate as the amine source and H2 as the reductant and is a user-friendly and operatively simple access to industrially relevant primary amines. Excellent enantiocontrol (>90% ee for most cases) was achieved with a wide range of alkyl aryl ketones. The practicability of this methodology has been highlighted by scalable synthesis of key intermediates of three drug molecules. Moreover, an improved synthetic route to the optimal diphosphine ligand C3-TunePhos is also presented.
- Tan, Xuefeng,Gao, Shuang,Zeng, Weijun,Xin, Shan,Yin, Qin,Zhang, Xumu
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p. 2024 - 2027
(2018/02/19)
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- Enantioselective synthesis of amines via reductive amination with a dehydrogenase mutant from Exigobacterium sibiricum: Substrate scope, co-solvent tolerance and biocatalyst immobilization
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In recent years, the reductive amination of ketones in the presence of amine dehydrogenases emerged as an attractive synthetic strategy for the enantioselective preparation of amines starting from ketones, an ammonia source, a reducing reagent and a cofactor, which is recycled in situ by means of a second enzyme. Current challenges in this field consists of providing a broad synthetic platform as well as process development including enzyme immobilization. In this contribution these issues are addressed. Utilizing the amine dehydrogenase EsLeuDH-DM as a mutant of the leucine dehydrogenase from Exigobacterium sibiricum, a range of aryl-substituted ketones were tested as substrates revealing a broad substrate tolerance. Kinetics as well as inhibition effects were also studied and the suitability of this method for synthetic purpose was demonstrated with acetophenone as a model substrate. Even at an elevated substrate concentration of 50 mM, excellent conversion was achieved. In addition, the impact of water-miscible co-solvents was examined, and good activities were found when using DMSO of up to 30% (v/v). Furthermore, a successful immobilization of the EsLeuDH-DM was demonstrated utilizing a hydrophobic support and a support for covalent binding, respectively, as a carrier.
- L?we, Jana,Ingram, Aaron A.,Gr?ger, Harald
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p. 1387 - 1392
(2018/03/21)
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- Optimization of 2-alkoxyacetates as acylating agent for enzymatic kinetic resolution of chiral amines
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In this study, the activity of acetic acid esters modified with electron withdrawing 2-alkoxy-groups was investigated as acylating agent in kinetic resolution (KR) of racemic amines. A homologous series of the isopropyl esters of four 2-alkoxyacetic acids (2-methoxy-, 2-ethoxy-, 2-propoxy- and 2-butoxyacetic acids) were prepared and investigated for enantiomer selective N-acylation, catalyzed by lipase B from Candida antarctica, under batch and continuous-flow conditions. In the first set of experiments, isopropyl 2-propoxyacetate showed the highest effectivity with all of the four racemic amines [(±)-1-phenylethylamine, (±)-4-phenylbutan-2-amine, (±)-heptan-2-amine and (±)-1-methoxypropane-2-amine] in the set enabling excellent conversions (≥46%) and enantiomeric excess values (ee ≥ 99%) with each amines in continuous-flow mode KRs under the optimized reaction conditions. In a second set of experiments, KRs of five additional amines – being substituted derivatives of (±)-1-phenylethylamine – further demonstrated the usefulness of isopropyl 2-propoxyacetate – being the best acylating agent in the first set of KRs – in KRs leading to (R)-N-propoxyacetamides with high ee values (≥99.8%).
- Oláh, Márk,Kovács, Dániel,Katona, Gabriel,Hornyánszky, Gábor,Poppe, László
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p. 3663 - 3670
(2018/06/04)
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- Stereoselective amination of racemic sec-alcohols through sequential application of laccases and transaminases
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A one-pot/two-step bienzymatic asymmetric amination of secondary alcohols is disclosed. The approach is based on a sequential strategy involving the use of a laccase/TEMPO catalytic system for the oxidation of alcohols into ketone intermediates, and their following transformation into optically enriched amines by using transaminases. Individual optimizations of the oxidation and biotransamination reactions have been carried out, studying later their applicability in a concurrent process. Therefore, 17 racemic (hetero) aromatic sec-alcohols with different substitutions in the aromatic ring have been converted into enantioenriched amines with good to excellent selectivities (90-99% ee) and conversion values (67-99%). The scalability of the process was also demonstrated when two different amine donors were used in the transamination step, such as isopropylamine and cis-2-buten-1,4-diamine. Satisfyingly, both sacrificial amine donors can shift the equilibrium toward the amine formation, leading to the corresponding isolated enantioenriched amines with good to excellent results.
- Martínez-Montero, Lía,Gotor, Vicente,Gotor-Fernández, Vicente,Lavandera, Iván
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p. 474 - 480
(2017/06/23)
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- Asymmetric catalysis of the carbonyl-amine condensation: Kinetic resolution of primary amines
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A Br?nsted acid catalyzed kinetic resolution of primary amines is described that is based on the condensation between an amine and a carbonyl compound. 1,3-Diketones react with racemic α-branched amines to furnish the corresponding enantioenriched enaminone and recovered starting material. Good to excellent enantioselectivity was observed with both aromatic and aliphatic primary amines. This process represents the first small-molecule catalyzed kinetic resolution of aliphatic amines.
- Das, Sayantani,Majumdar, Nilanjana,De, Chandra Kanta,Kundu, Dipti Sankar,Dohring, Arno,Garczynski, Anika,List, Benjamin
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p. 1357 - 1359
(2017/02/10)
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- Integrated Heterogeneous Metal/Enzymatic Multiple Relay Catalysis for Eco-Friendly and Asymmetric Synthesis
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Organic synthesis is in general performed using stepwise transformations where isolation and purification of key intermediates is often required prior to further reactions. Herein we disclose the concept of integrated heterogeneous metal/enzymatic multiple relay catalysis for eco-friendly and asymmetric synthesis of valuable molecules (e.g., amines and amides) in one-pot using a combination of heterogeneous metal and enzyme catalysts. Here reagents, catalysts, and different conditions can be introduced throughout the one-pot procedure involving multistep catalytic tandem operations. Several novel cocatalytic relay sequences (reductive amination/amidation, aerobic oxidation/reductive amination/amidation, reductive amination/kinetic resolution and reductive amination/dynamic kinetic resolution) were developed. They were next applied to the direct synthesis of various biologically and optically active amines or amides in one-pot from simple aldehydes, ketones, or alcohols, respectively.
- Palo-Nieto, Carlos,Afewerki, Samson,Anderson, Mattias,Tai, Cheuk-Wai,Berglund, Per,Córdova, Armando
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p. 3932 - 3940
(2016/07/06)
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- Identification of (S)-selective transaminases for the asymmetric synthesis of bulky chiral amines
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The use of transaminases to access pharmaceutically relevant chiral amines is an attractive alternative to transition-metal-catalysed asymmetric chemical synthesis. However, one major challenge is their limited substrate scope. Here we report the creation of highly active and stereoselective transaminases starting from fold class I. The transaminases were developed by extensive protein engineering followed by optimization of the identified motif. The resulting enzymes exhibited up to 8,900-fold higher activity than the starting scaffold and are highly stereoselective (up to >99.9% enantiomeric excess) in the asymmetric synthesis of a set of chiral amines bearing bulky substituents. These enzymes should therefore be suitable for use in the synthesis of a wide array of potential intermediates for pharmaceuticals. We also show that the motif can be engineered into other protein scaffolds with sequence identities as low as 70%, and as such should have a broad impact in the field of biocatalytic synthesis and enzyme engineering.
- Pavlidis, Ioannis V.,Wei?, Martin S.,Genz, Maika,Spurr, Paul,Hanlon, Steven P.,Wirz, Beat,Iding, Hans,Bornscheuer, Uwe T.
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p. 1076 - 1082
(2016/11/02)
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- (R)- SELECTIVE AMINATION
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The present invention relates to a method for the enzymatic synthesis of enantiomerically enriched (R)-amines of general formula [1][c] from the corresponding ketones of the general formula [1][a] by using novel transaminases. These novel transaminases are selected from two different groups: either from a group of some 20 proteins with sequences as specified herein, or from a group of proteins having transaminase activity and isolated from a microorganism selected from the group of organisms consisting of Rahnella aquatilis, Ochrobactrum anthropi, Ochrobactrum tritici, Sinorhizobium morelense, Curtobacterium pusiffium, Paecilomyces lilacinus, Microbacterium ginsengisoli, Microbacterium trichothecenolyticum, Pseudomonas citronellolis, Yersinia kristensenii, Achromobacter spanius, Achromobacter insolitus, Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium frederiksbergense, Mycobacterium sacrum, Mycobacterium fluoranthenivorans, Burkhoideria sp., Burkhoideria tropica, Cosmospora episphaeria, and Fusarium oxysporum.
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- Identification of novel thermostable ω-transaminase and its application for enzymatic synthesis of chiral amines at high temperature
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A novel thermostable ω-transaminase from Thermomicrobium roseum which showed broad substrate specificity and high enantioselectivity was identified, expressed and biochemically characterized. The advantage of this enzyme to remove volatile inhibitory by-products was demonstrated by performing asymmetric synthesis and kinetic resolution at high temperature.
- Mathew, Sam,Deepankumar, Kanagavel,Shin, Giyoung,Hong, Eun Young,Kim, Byung-Gee,Chung, Taeowan,Yun, Hyungdon
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(2016/08/05)
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- SYNTHESIS OF AMIDES AND AMINES FROM ALDEHYDES OR KETONES BY HETEROGENEOUS METAL CATALYSIS
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This invention concerns the first mild and efficient synthesis of primary amines and amides from aldehydes or ketones using a heterogeneous metal catalystand amine donor. The initial heterogeneous metal- catalyzed reaction between the carbonyl and the amine donor components is followed up with the addition of a suitable acylating agent component in one-pot. Hence, the present invention provides a novel catalytic one-pot three-component synthesis of amides. Moreover, the integration of enzyme catalysis allows for eco-friendly one-pot co-catalytic synthesis ofamides from aldehyde and ketone substrates, respectively. The process can be applied to the co-catalytic one-pot three-component synthesis of capsaicin and its analogues from vanillin or vanillyl alcohol. It can also be applied for asymmetric synthesis. In the present invention, a novel co-catalytic reductive amination/dynamic kinetic resolution (dkr) relay sequence for the asymmetric synthesis of optically active amides from ketones is disclosed. Moreover, implementation of a catalytic reductive amination/kinetic resolution (kr) relay sequence produces the corresponding optically active amide product and optical active primary amine product with the opposite stereochemistry from the starting ketones.
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- Chemoenzymatic one-pot synthesis in an aqueous medium: combination of metal-catalysed allylic alcohol isomerisation-asymmetric bioamination
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The ruthenium-catalysed isomerisation of allylic alcohols was coupled, for the first time, with asymmetric bioamination in a one-pot process in an aqueous medium. In the cases involving prochiral ketones, the ω-TA exhibited excellent enantioselectivity, identical to that observed in the single step. As a result, amines were obtained from allylic alcohols with high overall yields and excellent enantiomeric excesses.
- Ríos-Lombardía, Nicolás,Vidal, Cristian,Cocina, María,Morís, Francisco,García-álvarez, Joaquín,González-Sabín, Javier
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p. 10937 - 10940
(2015/06/30)
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- Mechanism-Guided Engineering of ω-Transaminase to Accelerate Reductive Amination of Ketones
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Asymmetric reductive amination of ketones using ω-transaminases (ω-TAs) offers a promising alternative to the chemocatalytic synthesis of chiral amines. One fundamental challenge to the biocatalytic strategy is the very low enzyme activities for most ketones compared with native substrates (i.e., cat/KM for acetophenone). The W58L mutant afforded an efficient synthesis of enantiopure amines (i.e., >99% ee) using isopropylamine as an amino donor.
- Han, Sang-Woo,Park, Eul-Soo,Dong, Joo-Young,Shin, Jong-Shik
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p. 1732 - 1740
(2015/06/02)
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- A Single Lipase-Catalysed One-Pot Protocol Combining Aminolysis Resolution and Aza-Michael Addition: An Easy and Efficient Way to Synthesise β-Amino Acid Esters
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A novel one-pot protocol combining aza-Michael addition and aminolysis resolution was developed to obtain chiral β-amino acid esters with lipase B from Candida antarctica (CAL-B) as the only catalyst. This method is conducted under mild reaction conditions and is very easy to handle. After a series of detailed optimization studies, ten racemic aromatic or aliphatic amines were subjected to this one-pot procedure, and twelve chiral β-amino acid esters and ten chiral amides were successfully synthesised with excellent ee values in theoretical yields. Scaled-up procedures also worked without apparent reduction in reaction rate or enantioselectivity, which makes this method suitable for large-scale production of chiral β-amino acid esters. A one-pot protocol for simultaneous synthesis of chiral β-amino acid esters and amides was developed by combining single lipase B from Candida antarctica (CAL-B) catalysed aza-Michael addition and aminolysis resolution. This method requires mild reaction conditions and is very easy to handle. Chiral β-amino acid esters and chiral amides were obtained with excellent ee values and in theoretical yields.
- Xu, Fan,Wu, Qiongsi,Chen, Xiaoyang,Lin, Xianfu,Wu, Qi
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p. 5393 - 5401
(2015/08/24)
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- Microwave-Enhanced Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of N-(tert-Butylsulfinyl)imines
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Microwave irradiation has considerably enhanced the efficiency of the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of N-(tert-butylsulfinyl)imines in isopropyl alcohol catalyzed by a ruthenium complex bearing the achiral ligand 2-amino-2-methylpropan-1-ol. In addition to shortening reaction times for the transfer hydrogenation processes to only 30 min, the amounts of ruthenium catalyst and isopropyl alcohol can be considerably reduced in comparison with our previous procedure assisted by conventional heating, which diminishes the environmental impact of this new protocol. This methodology can be applied to aromatic, heteroaromatic and aliphatic N-(tert-butylsulfinyl)ketimines, leading, after desulfinylation, to the expected primary amines in excellent yields and with enantiomeric excesses of up to 96 %. Microwave irradiation promotes the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of N-(tert-butylsulfinyl)imines in 2-propanol catalysed by a ruthenium complex bearing an achiral β-amino alcohol as ligand. After desulfinylation, α-branched primary amines containing aromatic, heteroaromatic and aliphatic substituents are obtained in excellent yields and with enantiomeric excesses of up to 96 %.
- Pablo, Oscar,Guijarro, David,Yus, Miguel
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p. 7034 - 7038
(2016/02/19)
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- Enhancing thermostability and organic solvent tolerance of ω-transaminase through global incorporation of fluorotyrosine
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Here, we have utilized the incorporation of non-canonical amino acids as a tool kit to improve enzyme properties for organic synthesis applications. The global incorporation of 3-fluorotyrosine (FY) into ω-transaminase (ω-TA) to give ω-TA[FY] enhanced the thermostability and organic solvent tolerance without altering substrate specificity and enantioselectivity. Moreover, ω-TA[FY] was able to completely convert 25 mM of acetophenone into (S)-1-phenylethylamine (ee>99%) in the presence of 20% DMSO (v/v) which is 2-fold higher when compared to wild-type ω-TA.
- Deepankumar, Kanagavel,Shon, Minsu,Nadarajan, Saravanan Prabhu,Shin, Giyoung,Mathew, Sam,Ayyadurai, Niraikulam,Kim, Byung-Gee,Choi, Sei-Hyun,Lee, Sang-Hyeup,Yun, Hyungdon
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p. 993 - 998
(2014/04/03)
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- A highly fluorescent metallosalalen-based chiral cage for enantioselective recognition and sensing
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A highly fluorescent coordination cage [Zn8L4I 8] has been constructed by treating enantiopure pyridyl- functionalized metallosalalen units (L) with zinc(II) iodide and characterized by a variety of techniques including microanalysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, and single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. Strong intermolecular π-π, CH-π, and CH-I interactions direct packing of the cage molecules to generate a 3D polycage network interconnected by pentahedral cages formed by adjacent pentamers. The cage has an amphiphilic helical cavity decorated with chiral NH functionalities capable of interactions with guest species such as saccharides. The fluorescence of the cage was greatly enhanced by five enantiomeric saccharides in solution, with enantioselectivity factors of 2.480-4.943, and by five enantiomeric amines in the solid state, with enantioselective fluorescence enhancement ratios of 1.30-3.60. This remarkable chiral sensing of both saccharides and amines with impressive enantioselectivity may result from the steric confinement of the cavity as well as its conformational rigidity. It holds great promise for the development of novel chiral cage materials for sensing applications. Cage-based chiral sensor: A highly fluorescent coordination cage [Zn8L 4I8] can be prepared from enantiopure pyridyl- functionalized metallosalalen units (L). The cage has an amphiphilic helical cavity decorated with chiral NH functionalities and supramolecular interactions generate a 3D polycage network interconnected by pentahedral cages formed by adjacent pentamers (see graphic). The fluorescence of the cage is greatly enhanced either in solution or in the solid state in the presence of enantiomeric saccharides or amines, respectively, with significant enantioselectivity factors.
- Dong, Jinqiao,Zhou, Yanfang,Zhang, Fangwei,Cui, Yong
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p. 6455 - 6461
(2014/06/09)
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- Chiral porous organic frameworks for asymmetric heterogeneous catalysis and gas chromatographic separation
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Three chiral robust diene-based porous organic frameworks (POFs) are prepared. POF-1 is shown to be an efficient heterogeneous catalyst after metallation for asymmetric conjugation addition with up to 93% ee, and it can also function as a new chiral stationary phase for gas chromatographic separation of racemates. This journal is
- Dong, Jinqiao,Liu, Yan,Cui, Yong
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p. 14949 - 14952
(2015/01/08)
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- Modification of supported Pd catalysts by alkalic salts in the selective racemization and dynamic kinetic resolution of primary amines
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Supported Pd nanoparticles (PdNPs) were modified with various alkalic salts by incipient wetness impregnation method. The effect of the salts on the catalytic activity and selectivity behavior of Pd catalysts for the racemization of (S)-1-phenylethylamine was investigated. The presence of alkalic salts can greatly enhance the selectivity of Pd catalysts, without significantly decreasing the catalytic activity. This modification method is suitable for PdNPs supported on various supports, such as micro/mesoporous silica and activated carbon. Combined with the immobilized lipases (Novozyme 435), this catalyst system can efficiently catalyze the dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) of 1-phenylethylamine with yield and enantioselectivity up to 97% and 99%, respectively. The Royal Society of Chemistry.
- Jin, Qianru,Jia, Guoqing,Zhang, Yanmei,Li, Can
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p. 464 - 471
(2014/02/14)
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- Substrate profile of an ω-transaminase from Burkholderia vietnamiensis and its potential for the production of optically pure amines and unnatural amino acids
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A new (S)-enantioselective ω-transaminase (ω-TA) gene from Burkholderia vietnamiensis G4 was functionally expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), and the purified recombinant N-terminal His-tagged ω-TA (HBV-ω-TA) had a dimeric structure with optimum pH and temperature of 8.4 and 40 C, respectively. The enzyme showed higher activities toward aromatic amines than aliphatic amines and (S)-1-methylbenzylamine ((S)-α-MBA) was the most active amino donor. For amino acceptor, keto acids, keto esters and aldehydes were more reactive than ketones with pyruvate ethyl ester being most active. Several chiral amines and unnatural amino acids or esters were synthesized using HBV-ω-TA as the catalyst and isopropylamine or (S)-α-MBA as amino donor. Notably, HBV-ω-TA catalyzed the amino transfer to β-keto esters to give optically pure β-amino acid esters. In addition, glyoxylate was used as amino acceptor for the first time in the kinetic resolution of racemic amines and optically pure amines, such as (R)-1-methylbenzylamine, (R)-1-phenylpropylamine, (R)-2-amino-4-phenylbutane and (R)-1-aminotetraline, were obtained.
- Jiang, Jinju,Chen, Xi,Feng, Jinhui,Wu, Qiaqing,Zhu, Dunming
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- Investigation of one-enzyme systems in the ω-transaminase-catalyzed synthesis of chiral amines
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ω-Transaminase (TA) catalyzed asymmetric syntheses of amines were carried out in the one enzyme systems with wild-type enzymes (S)-TA from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, (S)-TA from Paracoccus denitrificans and (R)-TA from Aspergillus terreus. The scope of amine donors and aromatic carbonyl substrates was thoroughly explored. Among the range of potential amino donors, 2-propylamine, 2-butylamine and 1-phenylethylamine were found as promising candidates, which gave superior conversions in the amination reactions compared to other donors. Various prochiral aromatic ketones were accepted as substrates by the investigated enzymes. In most cases, good to excellent conversions (up to 98%) to the amine products with excellent e.e.-values (>99.9% for (S) or (R)) were obtained by the action of a single enzyme and an appropriate amino donor. (S)-TA from Paracoccus denitrificans was found to accept bulky ketones, e.g. 1-indanone, α- and β-tetralone or 2-acetonaphthone, in the asymmetric amination. In some cases the enantiomeric excesses in the amination reactions were dependent on the amino donor. More-over, the influence of the pH, temperature and cosolvents on the outcome of reactions was additionally investigated.
- Fesko, Kateryna,Steiner, Kerstin,Breinbauer, Rolf,Schwab, Helmut,Schuermann, Martin,Strohmeier, Gernot A.
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p. 103 - 110
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- Organocatalytic asymmetric biomimetic transamination of aromatic ketone to optically active amine
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An asymmetric biomimetic transamination of aromatic ketones to optically active amines with o-HOPhCH2NH2 as amine source catalyzed by hydroquinine-derived chiral base is described. Up to 85% ee was obtained.
- Xie, Ying,Pan, Hongjie,Xiao, Xiao,Li, Songlei,Shi, Yian
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p. 8960 - 8962,3
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- Organocatalytic asymmetric biomimetic transamination of aromatic ketone to optically active amine
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An asymmetric biomimetic transamination of aromatic ketones to optically active amines with o-HOPhCH2NH2 as amine source catalyzed by hydroquinine-derived chiral base is described. Up to 85% ee was obtained.
- Xie, Ying,Pan, Hongjie,Xiao, Xiao,Li, Songlei,Shi, Yian
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p. 8960 - 8962
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- ω-Transaminase-catalyzed kinetic resolution of chiral amines using l-threonine as an amino acceptor precursor
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Kinetic resolution of chiral amines using l-threonine as a cosubstrate was demonstrated by a biocatalytic strategy in which (S)-selective ω-transaminase (ω-TA) was coupled with threonine deaminase (TD), eliminating the need to use an expensive keto acid as an amino acceptor. The coupled enzyme reaction enabled simultaneous production of enantiopure (R)-amine and l-homoalanine which are pharmaceutically important building blocks. To extend the versatility of this strategy to production of both enantiomers of chiral amines, (R)-selective ω-TA coupled with TD was employed to produce (S)-amine.
- Malik, M. Shaheer,Park, Eul-Soo,Shin, Jong-Shik
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p. 2137 - 2140
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- Cyclohexylamine oxidase as a useful biocatalyst for the kinetic resolution and dereacemization of amines
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The biocatalytic performance of a cloned cyclohexylamine oxidase derived from Brevibacterium oxydans IH-35A towards structurally different amines was investigated. Cycloalkyl primary amines, alkyl aryl amines, and α-carbon-substituted aliphatic amines were identified as suitable substrates for the biocatalyst based on an activity assay. Kinetic resolutions of several amines by either recombinant whole cells or crude enzyme extracts prepared therefrom gave enantiomerically pure (R)-amines besides the corresponding ketones. When cyclohexylamine oxidase in combination with a borane-ammonia complex as reducing agent was applied to the deracemization of several substrates, excellent enantiomeric ratios (>99:1) and good isolated yields (62%-75%) of the corresponding (R)-amines were obtained.
- Leisch, Hannes,Grosse, Stephan,Iwaki, Hiroaki,Hasegawa, Yoshie,Lau, Peter C.K.
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- Solvent-free kinetic resolution of primary amines catalyzed by Candida antarctica lipase B: Effect of immobilization and recycling stability
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Highly enantioselective (E >200) N-acylation of nine racemic primary amines with isopropyl methoxyacetate in the presence of Candida antarctica lipase B (Novozym 435) has been reported to yield the unreacted (S)-amines (ee ≥98%) and produced the (R)-amides (ee ≥95%) at 50% conversion under solvent-free conditions. One of the amines and the acyl donor have been used in an equimolar ratio at room temperature (23 °C). Under the reaction conditions, the reuse stability of Novozym 435 with 1-phenylethylamine (as a model compound) has been shown to be poor while somewhat improved stability has been observed with an in-house prepared sol-gel CAL-B catalyst.
- Paeivioe, Mari,Perkioe, Paeivi,Kanerva, Liisa T.
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p. 230 - 236
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- 3,3′-diaryl-BINOL phosphoric acids as enantioselective extractants of benzylic primary amines
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We report that 3,3′-diaryl-BINOL phosphoric acids are effective enantioselective extractants in chiral separation methods based on reactive liquid-liquid extraction. These new extractants are capable of separating racemic benzylic primary amine substrates. The effect of the nature of the substituents at the 3,3′-positions of the host were examined as well as the structure of the substrate, together with important parameters such as the organic solvent, the pH of the aqueous phase, and the host stoichiometry. Titration of the substrate with the host was monitored by FTIR, NMR, UV-Vis, and CD spectroscopy, which provided insight into the structure of the host-guest complex involved in extraction.
- Verkuijl, Bastiaan J.V.,De Vries, Johannes G.,Feringa, Ben L.
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p. 34 - 43
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- Achiral β-amino alcohols as efficient ligands for the ruthenium-catalysed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of sulfinylimines
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Some achiral β-amino alcohols have been shown as efficient ligands for the ruthenium-catalysed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of N-(tert-butylsulfinyl)imines in isopropanol. The ruthenium complex prepared from [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 (2.5 mol %) and 2-amino-2-methyl-1- propanol (5 mol %) leads to α-branched chiral primary amines with very high optical purities (up to 98% ee) by the diastereoselective reduction of the imines followed by removal of the sulfinyl group under mild acidic conditions. Short reaction times (2-3 h) were needed to complete the reduction reactions when they were performed at 50 °C.
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- NOBLE METAL CATALYSTS
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Catalyst systems consisting of supported or unsupported transition metal catalysts which have modifiers on the surface. The modifiers have sulphur-containing functionalities (G0). In addition, the modifiers may have a spacer (Sp) and a Bronsted
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- COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CYCLOFRUCTANS AS SEPARATION AGENTS
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The present invention relates to derivatized cyclofructan compounds, compositions comprising derivatized cyclofructan compounds, and methods of using compositions comprising derivatized cyclofructan compounds for chromatographic separations of chemical species, including enantiomers. Said compositions may comprise a solid support and/or polymers comprising derivatized cyclofructan compounds.
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- A modified Curtius reaction: an efficient and simple method for direct isolation of free amine
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The Curtius rearrangement and related reactions are often used to convert carboxylic acids to the corresponding primary amines. However, this reaction often requires harsh conditions for hydrolysis of the isocyanate intermediates to amines, and can also be contaminated by the formation of corresponding ureas due to the reactive nature of the intermediates. We have discovered that by quenching the isocyanate intermediates with sodium trimethylsilanolate, the free amines can be isolated after aqueous workup. This mild and fast procedure provides free amines in one pot with good yields.
- Ma, Bin,Lee, Wen-Cherng
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p. 385 - 386
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- Asymmetric synthesis of chiral primary amines by transfer hydrogenation of N -(tert -Butanesulfinyl)ketimines
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(Figure presented) The diastereoselective reduction of (R)-N-(tert- butanesulfinyl)ketimines by a ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation process in isopropyl alcohol, followed by desulfinylation of the nitrogen atom, is an excellent method to prepare highly enantiomerically enriched α-branched primary amines (up to >99% ee) in short reaction times (1-4 h). (1S,2R)-1-Amino-2-indanol has been shown to be a very efficient ligand to perform this transformation. Ketimines bearing either an aryl or a heteroaryl group and an alkyl group as substituents of the iminic carbon atom are very good substrates for this process. The reduction of a dialkyl ketimine could also be achieved, affording the expected amine with moderate optical purity (69% ee). Some amines which are precursors of very interesting biologically and pharmacologically active compounds have been prepared in excellent yields and enantiomeric excesses.
- Guijarro, David,Pablo, Oscar,Yus, Miguel
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p. 5265 - 5270
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- Efficient kinetic resolution of racemic amines using a transaminase in combination with an amino acid oxidase
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A range of enantiomerically pure (R)- and (S)-configured chiral amines has been prepared in excellent e.e. (99%) by combining a transaminase enzyme with an amino acid oxidase and catalytic quantities of pyruvate.
- Truppo, Matthew D.,Turner, Nicholas J.,Rozzell, J. David
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- Ruthenium-catalysed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of N-(tert-butanesulfinyl)imines
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The ruthenium complex prepared from [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 and (1S,2R)-1-amino-2-indanol is a very efficient catalyst for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of (R)-N-(tert-butanesulfinyl)ketimines in isopropanol. By carefully removing
- Guijarro, David,Pablo, óscar,Yus, Miguel
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- Deracemisation of α-chiral primary amines by a one-pot, two-step cascade reaction catalysed by ω-transaminases
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Racemic a-chiral primary amines were deracemised to optically pure amines in up to >99 % conversion and >99 % ee within 48 h. The deracemisation was a result of a stereoinver- sion of one amine enantiomer; the formal stereoinversion was achieved by a one-pot, two-step procedure: in the first step, kinetic resolution of the chiral racemic amine was performed by employing a -transaminase to yield an intermediate ketone and the remaining optically pure amine; in the second step, the ketone intermediate was stereoselectively transformed into the amine by employing alanine as the amine donor and a -transaminase displaying opposite stereopref- erence than the -transaminase in the first step. In the second step, lactate dehydrogenase was used to remove the side product pyruvate to shift the unfavourable reaction equilibrium to the product side. Depending on the order of the en- antiocomplementary enzymes employed in the cascade, the (R), as well as the (S), enantiomer was accessible.
- Koszelewski, Dominik,Clay, Dorina,Rozzell, David,Kroutil, Wolfgang
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- Stereoselective synthesis of α-arylalkylamines by glycosylation-induced asymmetric addition of organometallic compounds to imines
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Activation of imines of aromatic aldehydes by N-glycosylation with O-pivaloyl-galactopyranosyl bromide (pivalobromogalactose) and subsequent addition of organotin, organolithium, Grignard, or organozinc reagents afforded α-arylalkylamines with moderate to
- Allef, Petra,Kunz, Horst
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- Asymmetric synthesis of optically pure pharmacologically relevant amines employing ω-transaminases
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Various ω-transaminases were tested for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure amines from the corresponding ketones employing D- or L-alanine as amino donor and lactate dehydrogenase to remove the side-product pyruvate to shift the unfavourable reaction equilibrium to the product side. Both enantiomers, (R)- and (S)-amines, could be prepared with up to 99% ee and >99% conversions within 24 h at 50 mM substrate concentration. The activity and stereoselectivity of the amination reaction depended on the ω-transaminase and substrate employed; furthermore the co-solvent significantly influenced both the stereoselectivity and activity of the transaminases. Best results were obtained by employing ATA-117 to obtain the (R)-enantiomer and ATA-113 or ATA-103 to access the (S)-enantiomer with 15% v v-1 DMSO.
- Koszelewski, Dominik,Lavandera, Ivan,Clay, Dorina,Rozzell, David,Kroutil, Wolfgang
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- Nonenzymatic kinetic resolution of amines in ionic liquids
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Ionic liquids are remarkably suitable and clean media for performing nonenzymatic kinetic resolution (KR) of amines through enantioselective N-acetylation: high levels of selectivity were obtained with a large variety of amines at room temperature (up to s = 30). Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.
- Sabot, Cyrille,Subhash, Pithani V.,Valleix, Alain,Arseniyadis, Stellios,Mioskowski, Charles
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- Synthesis of highly enantiomerically enriched amines by the diastereoselective addition of triorganozincates to N-(tert-butanesulfinyl)imines
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The reaction of triorganozincates with (R)-N-(tert-butanesulfinyl) imines gives the expected α-branched sulfinamides in good to excellent yields with diastereomeric ratios of up to 98:2. The N-sulfinyl group of the products can be easily removed by acidic treatment, affording the corresponding chiral primary amines in enantiomeric excesses of up to 96%. The reactivity and the selectivity shown by the triorganozincates are different from the ones observed with the corresponding Grignard reagents, which allows, in several cases, the preparation of both enantiomers of an amine from the same imine substrate. When mixed triorganozincates are used, one can take advantage of the slow transfer rate of the methyl group to use it as a non-transferable one. Both aromatic and aliphatic aldimines, as well as activated ketimines, are good substrates for these addition reactions.
- Almansa, Raquel,Guijarro, David,Yus, Miguel
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- Microwave-accelerated enantioselective addition of dialkylzinc reagents to N-(diphenylphosphinoyl)imines catalysed by β-aminoalcohols with the prolinol skeleton
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The addition of dialkylzinc reagents to N-(diphenylphosphinoyl)imines in the presence of a catalytic amount of a β-aminoalcohol with the prolinol framework under microwave irradiation gives the expected addition products in good yields and with an ee of u
- Almansa, Raquel,Guijarro, David,Yus, Miguel
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