- 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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- 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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- n-Butylamine as an alternative amine donor for the stereoselective biocatalytic transamination of ketones
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Formal reductive amination has been a main focus of biocatalysis research in recent times. Among the enzymes able to perform this transformation, pyridoxal-5′-phosphate-dependent transaminases have shown the greatest promise in terms of extensive substrate scope and industrial application. Despite concerted research efforts in this area, there exist relatively few options regarding efficient amino donor co-substrates capable of allowing high conversion and atom efficiency with stable enzyme systems. Herein we describe the implementation of the recently described spuC gene, coding for a putrescine transaminase, exploiting its unusual amine donor tolerance to allow use of inexpensive and readily-available n-butylamine as an alternative to traditional methods. Via the integration of SpuC homologues with tandem co-product removal and cofactor regeneration enzymes, high conversion could be achieved with just 1.5 equivalents of the amine with products displaying excellent enantiopurity.
- Slabu, Iustina,Galman, James L.,Iglesias, Cesar,Weise, Nicholas J.,Lloyd, Richard C.,Turner, Nicholas J.
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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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- Biocatalytic transamination with near-stoichiometric inexpensive amine donors mediated by bifunctional mono- and di-amine transaminases
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The discovery and characterisation of enzymes with both monoamine and diamine transaminase activity is reported, allowing conversion of a wide range of target ketone substrates with just a small excess of amine donor. The diamine co-substrates (putrescine, cadaverine or spermidine) are bio-derived and the enzyme system results in very little waste, making it a greener strategy for the production of valuable amine fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
- Galman, James L.,Slabu, Iustina,Weise, Nicholas J.,Iglesias, Cesar,Parmeggiani, Fabio,Lloyd, Richard C.,Turner, Nicholas J.
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p. 361 - 366
(2017/08/14)
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- Biocatalytic Transamination for the Asymmetric Synthesis of Pyridylalkylamines. Structural and Activity Features in the Reactivity of Transaminases
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A set of transaminases has been investigated for the biocatalytic amination of 1-(4-chloropyridin-2-yl)alkan-1-ones. The influence of the chain length of the n-1-alkanone at the C-2 position of the pyridine has been studied in the reaction with different
- López-Iglesias, María,González-Martínez, Daniel,Gotor, Vicente,Busto, Eduardo,Kroutil, Wolfgang,Gotor-Fernández, Vicente
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p. 4003 - 4009
(2016/07/06)
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- From racemic alcohols to enantiopure amines: Ru-catalyzed diastereoselective amination
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A commercially available ruthenium(II) PNP-type pincer catalyst (Ru-Macho) promotes the formation of α-chiral tert-butanesulfinylamines from racemic secondary alcohols and Ellmans chiral tert-butanesulfinamide via a hydrogen borrowing strategy. The formation of α-chiral tert-butanesulfinylamines occurs in yields ranging from 31% to 89% with most examples giving >95:5 dr.
- Oldenhuis, Nathan J.,Dong, Vy M.,Guan, Zhibin
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p. 12548 - 12551
(2014/12/10)
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- Enantioselective synthesis of (R)-2-arylpropanenitriles catalysed by ene-reductases in aqueous media and in biphasic ionic liquid-water systems
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The enantioselective reduction of α-methylene nitrile derivatives catalysed by ene-reductases affords the corresponding (R)-2-arylpropanenitriles with high conversion values. The reaction is investigated either in aqueous medium (with an organic cosolvent or by loading the substrate onto hydrophobic resins) or in a biphasic ionic liquid-water system. The use of ionic liquids, herein with isolated ene-reductases, is found to improve the work-up and the substrate recovery method. The synthetic manipulation of the final chiral nitrile derivatives indicates how this biocatalysed method can be exploited for the preparation of a wide range of chiral compounds.
- Brenna, Elisabetta,Crotti, Michele,Gatti, Francesco G.,Manfredi, Alessia,Monti, Daniela,Parmeggiani, Fabio,Santangelo, Sara,Zampieri, Davila
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p. 2425 - 2431
(2014/08/18)
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- Monoamine oxidase-ω-transaminase cascade for the deracemisation and dealkylation of amines
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Herein we report a one-pot protocol for the deracemisation of chiral benzylic amines employing a novel monoamine oxidase-ω-transaminase cascade, allowing access to enantiopure compounds in >99 % ee. We also demonstrate that the same enzymatic cascade can be employed for the dealkylation of secondary amines with >99 % conversion. Cascade ball: A monoamine oxidase- ω-transaminase cascade has been developed for the deracemisation of chiral benzylic amines, allowing access to the enantiopure compounds in >99 % ee. The same system was also employed for the efficient dealkylation of secondary amines.
- O'Reilly, Elaine,Iglesias, Cesar,Turner, Nicholas J.
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p. 992 - 995
(2014/05/06)
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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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- Transaminases applied to the synthesis of high added-value enantiopure amines
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Critical parameters affecting the stereoselective amination of (hetero)aromatic ketones using transaminases have been studied, such as temperature, pH, substrate concentration, cosolvent, and source and percentage of amino donor, to further optimize the production of enantiopure amines using both (S)- and (R)-selective biocatalysts from commercial suppliers. Interesting enantiopure amino building blocks have been obtained, overcoming some limitations of traditional chemical synthetic methods. Representative processes were scaled up, affording halogenated and heteroaromatic amines in enantiomerically pure form and good isolated yields.
- Paul, Caroline E.,Rodriguez-Mata, Maria,Busto, Eduardo,Lavandera, Ivan,Gotor-Fernandez, Vicente,Gotor, Vicente,Garcia-Cerrada, Susana,Mendiola, Javier,De Frutos, Oscar,Collado, Ivan
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p. 788 - 792
(2014/07/08)
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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
(2010/10/21)
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- Enzymatic preparation of novel aminoalkylpyridines using lipases in organic solvents
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A wide range of novel, enantiomerically pure 4-chloro(amino)pyridine derivatives has been synthesised through a chemoenzymatic approach, Candida antarctica lipase B (CAL-B) and Pseudomonas cepacia lipase (PSL) being found to be excellent biocatalysts for the preparation of new and interesting amines and amides in enantiomerically pure form through enzymatic aminolysis reactions. A study of the enzymatic reactivity of CAL-B and PSL has been done in the resolution of a library of amine structures in an attempt to rationalise the experimental results obtained in their enzymatic kinetic resolution mediated by lipases.
- Torre, Oliver,Busto, Eduardo,Gotor-Fernandez, Vicente,Gotor, Vicente
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p. 1481 - 1488
(2008/04/03)
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- Optically active amines. 34.1 Application of the benzene chirality rule to ring-substituted phenylcarbinamines and carbinols
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The negative sign of the 1Lb, Cotton effects (CEs) from about 250 to 270 nm in the circular dichroism (CD) spectra of (R)-α-phenylethylamine and (R)-α-phenylethyl alcohol and other phenylalkylcarbinamines and carbinols is determined by vibronic borrowing from allowed transitions at shorter wavelength. On ring substitution, bond transition moments are induced in the benzene ring bonds adjacent to the attachment bond of the chiral group, resulting in enhanced coupling of the 1Lb transition with the chiral group. A sign reversal for the 1Lb, CEs on para substitution with an atom or group with a positive spectroscopic moment (C1, CH3) can be viewed as the overshadowing of the vibronic contribution by an induced contribution of opposite sign On para substitution with a group with a negative spectroscopic moment (CF3, CN), the sign of the 1Lb CEs is unchanged since the vibronic and induced contributions have the same sign. Meta substitution by an atom or group will result in bond moments in an opposite sense from that caused by the same atom or group in the para position. Thus on meta substitution by a group with a positive spectroscopic moment (C1, CH3), both the vibronic and induced contributions have the same sign, and the sign of the 1Lb CEs is the same as that of the unsubstituted parent. For meta substitution by a group with a negative spectroscopic moment (CF3, CN), the sign of the induced contribution is opposite to that of the vibronic contribution. In the case of CF3 and CN groups, the latter is more important than the former, and the sign of the 1Lb CEs is the same as that of the unsubstituted parent. Ortho substitution again reverses the sense of the induced bond transition moments from that induced by the same meta substituents. Thus, provided the position of the substituent and its spectroscopic moment are taken into account the absolute configuration of substituted phenylmethylcarbinamines and carbinols can often be assigned.
- Pickard, Simeon T.,Smith, Howard E.
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p. 5741 - 5747
(2007/10/02)
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