- Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Carboxylic Acids from Alkynes and Formic Acid by Nickel-Catalyzed Cascade Reactions: Facile Synthesis of Profens
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We report a stereoselective conversion of terminal alkynes to α-chiral carboxylic acids using a nickel-catalyzed domino hydrocarboxylation-transfer hydrogenation reaction. A simple nickel/BenzP* catalyst displayed high activity in both steps of regioselective hydrocarboxylation of alkynes and subsequent asymmetric transfer hydrogenation. The reaction was successfully applied in enantioselective preparation of three nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory profens (>90 % ees) and the chiral fragment of AZD2716.
- Fu, Kaiyue,Ma, Yu,Sun, Yaxin,Tang, Bo,Yang, Guang,Yang, Peng,Yue, Jieyu,Zhang, Li,Zhou, Jianrong Steve
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(2021/11/22)
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- Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Markovnikov Hydroxycarbonylation and Hydroalkoxycarbonylation of Vinyl Arenes: Synthesis of 2-Arylpropanoic Acids
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Asymmetric hydroxycarbonylation is one of the most fundamental yet challenging methods for the synthesis of carboxylic acids. Herein, we reported the development of a palladium-catalyzed highly enantioselective Markovnikov hydroxycarbonylation of vinyl arenes with CO and water. A monodentate phosphoramidite ligand L6 plays vital role in the reaction. The reaction tolerates a range of functional groups, and provides a facile and atom-economical approach to an array of 2-arylpropanoic acids including several commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The catalytic system has also enabled an asymmetric Markovnikov hydroalkoxycarbonylation of vinyl arenes with alcohols to afford 2-arylpropanates. Mechanistic investigations suggested that the hydropalladation is irreversible and is the regio- and enantiodetermining step, while hydrolysis/alcoholysis is probably the rate-limiting step.
- Guan, Zheng-Hui,Ren, Zhi-Hui,Wang, Yuan,Yang, Hui-Yi,Yao, Ya-Hong,Zou, Xian-Jin
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p. 23117 - 23122
(2021/09/18)
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- Reshaping the active pocket of esterase Est816 for resolution of economically important racemates
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Bacterial esterases are potential biocatalysts for the production of optically pure compounds. However, the substrate promiscuity and chiral selectivity of esterases usually have a negative correlation, which limits their commercial value. Herein, an efficient and versatile esterase (Est816) was identified as a promising catalyst for the hydrolysis of a wide range of economically important substrates with low enantioselectivity. We rationally designed several variants with up to 11-fold increased catalytic efficiency towards ethyl 2-arylpropionates, mostly retaining the initial substrate scope and enantioselectivity. These variants provided a dramatic increase in efficiency for biocatalytic applications. Based on the best variant Est816-M1, several variants with higher or inverted enantioselectivity were designed through careful analysis of the structural information and molecular docking. Two stereoselectively complementary mutants, Est816-M3 and Est816-M4, successfully overcame and even reversed the low enantioselectivity, and several 2-arylpropionic acid derivatives with highEvalues were obtained. Our results offer potential industrial biocatalysts for the preparation of structurally diverse chiral carboxylic acids and further lay the foundation for improving the catalytic efficiency and enantioselectivity of esterases.
- Fan, Xinjiong,Fu, Yao,Liu, Xiaolong,Zhao, Meng
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p. 6126 - 6133
(2021/09/28)
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- 1,3,2-Diazaphospholenes Catalyze the Conjugate Reduction of Substituted Acrylic Acids
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The potent nucleophilicity and remarkably low basicity of 1,3,2-diazaphospholenes (DAPs) is exploited in a catalytic, metal-free 1,4-reduction of free α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids. Notably, the reduction occurs without a prior deprotonation of the carboxylic acid moiety and hence does not consume an additional hydride equivalent. This highlights the excellent nucleophilic character and low basicity of DAP-hydrides. Functional groups such as Cbz group or alkyl halides which can be problematic with classical transition-metal catalysts are well tolerated in the DAP-catalyzed process. Moreover, the transformation is characterized by a low catalyst loading, mild reaction conditions at ambient temperature as well as fast reaction times and high yields. The proof-of-principle for a catalytic enantioselective version is described.
- Reed, John H.,Cramer, Nicolai
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p. 4262 - 4266
(2020/07/13)
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- Enantioselective Enzymatic Reduction of Acrylic Acids
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An ene-reductase (ERED 36) with broad substrate specificity was identified, and optimization studies led to the development of an enzymatic protocol for the reduction of α,β-unsaturated acids under mild, aqueous conditions. The substrate scope includes aromatic- A nd aliphatic-substituted acrylic acids, as well as cyclic α,β-substituted acrylic acids, yielding chiral α-substituted acids with exquisite levels of enantioselectivity (>99% ee).
- An, Chihui,Shaw, Megan H.,Tharp, Annika,Verma, Deeptak,Li, Hongming,Wang, Heather,Wang, Xiao
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p. 8320 - 8325
(2020/11/03)
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- Deracemizing α-Branched Carboxylic Acids by Catalytic Asymmetric Protonation of Bis-Silyl Ketene Acetals with Water or Methanol
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We report a highly enantioselective catalytic protonation of bis-silyl ketene acetals. Our method delivers α-branched carboxylic acids, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory arylpropionic acids such as Ibuprofen, in high enantiomeric purity and high yields. The process can be incorporated in an overall deracemization of α-branched carboxylic acids, involving a double deprotonation and silylation followed by the catalytic asymmetric protonation.
- Mandrelli, Francesca,Blond, Aurélie,James, Thomas,Kim, Hyejin,List, Benjamin
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p. 11479 - 11482
(2019/07/18)
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- Design and evolution of an enzyme with a non-canonical organocatalytic mechanism
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The combination of computational design and laboratory evolution is a powerful and potentially versatile strategy for the development of enzymes with new functions1–4. However, the limited functionality presented by the genetic code restricts the range of catalytic mechanisms that are accessible in designed active sites. Inspired by mechanistic strategies from small-molecule organocatalysis5, here we report the generation of a hydrolytic enzyme that uses Nδ-methylhistidine as a non-canonical catalytic nucleophile. Histidine methylation is essential for catalytic function because it prevents the formation of unreactive acyl-enzyme intermediates, which has been a long-standing challenge when using canonical nucleophiles in enzyme design6–10. Enzyme performance was optimized using directed evolution protocols adapted to an expanded genetic code, affording a biocatalyst capable of accelerating ester hydrolysis with greater than 9,000-fold increased efficiency over free Nδ-methylhistidine in solution. Crystallographic snapshots along the evolutionary trajectory highlight the catalytic devices that are responsible for this increase in efficiency. Nδ-methylhistidine can be considered to be a genetically encodable surrogate of the widely employed nucleophilic catalyst dimethylaminopyridine11, and its use will create opportunities to design and engineer enzymes for a wealth of valuable chemical transformations.
- Burke, Ashleigh J.,Lovelock, Sarah L.,Frese, Amina,Crawshaw, Rebecca,Ortmayer, Mary,Dunstan, Mark,Levy, Colin,Green, Anthony P.
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p. 219 - 223
(2019/06/13)
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- Iron-catalysed enantioselective Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of racemic alkyl bromides
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The first iron-catalysed enantioselective Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction has been developed. In the presence of catalytic amounts of FeCl2 and (R,R)-QuinoxP?, lithium arylborates are cross-coupled with tert-butyl α-bromopropionate in an enantioconvergent manner, enabling facile access to various optically active α-arylpropionic acids including several nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) of commercial importance. (R,R)-QuinoxP? is specifically able to induce chirality when compared to analogous P-chiral ligands that give racemic products, highlighting the critical importance of transmetalation in the present asymmetric cross-coupling system.
- Iwamoto, Takahiro,Okuzono, Chiemi,Adak, Laksmikanta,Jin, Masayoshi,Nakamura, Masaharu
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p. 1128 - 1131
(2019/01/28)
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- Selective synthesis of 2-furoic acid and 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid from bio-based furans by recombinant Escherichia coli cells
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Upgradation of bio-based furans into chemicals and biofuels has received great interest recently. In this work, we reported selective synthesis of furan carboxylic acids from the corresponding aldehydes by recombinant Escherichia coli cells expressing 3-succinoylsemialdehyde-pyridine dehydrogenase (SAPDH) from Comamonas testosteroni SC1588. The effects of induction and reaction conditions on whole-cell catalytic oxidation of furfural (FF) were studied. High temperature induction resulted in decreased activities of recombinant cells, likely due to improper protein folding. Nonetheless, recombinant cells induced under high temperature enable the byproduct furfuryl alcohol to be faster re-oxidized into 2-furoic acid (FCA) than those induced under low temperature. So the yield and selectivity of FCA were improved significantly by using high temperature induction, at expense of slightly longer reaction periods. The activities of recombinant cells highly depended on pH. The tolerant levels of this recombinant strain toward FF and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) were approximately 100 mM. FCA and 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (HMFCA) were obtained with the yields of 95–98%. FCA of up to 147 mM was produced by a fed-batch strategy, in a quantitative yield. In addition, most aromatic aldehydes tested were transformed into the target carboxylic acids by this biocatalytic method, with the yields up to 100%.
- Shi, Sai-Sai,Zhang, Xue-Ying,Zong, Min-Hua,Wang, Chuan-Fu,Li, Ning
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- Concise and Environmentally Friendly Asymmetric Total Synthesis of the Putative Structure of a Biologically Active 3-Hydroxy-2-piperidone Alkaloid
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An asymmetric total synthesis of stereoisomers of a putative structure of 3-hydroxy-2-piperidone alkaloid derivative is described. This route is not only concise and efficient but also is achieved under an environmentally friendly approach. To this end, a direct and double C-H oxidation reaction of simple benzylated piperidine and Baker's yeast reduction of a carbonyl group allowed the rapid access to the optically enriched (S)-1-benzyl-3-hydroxy-2-piperidone in only three steps. The NMR data agreed with those obtained in the first total synthesis (and in discrepancy with the natural product), however, optical rotation did not match with both neither the natural and synthetic material.
- Romero-Iba?ez, Julio,Cruz-Gregorio, Silvano,Quintero, Leticia,Sartillo-Piscil, Fernando
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p. 2878 - 2886
(2018/07/03)
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- Biocatalytic Parallel Interconnected Dynamic Asymmetric Disproportionation of α-Substituted Aldehydes: Atom-Efficient Access to Enantiopure (S)-Profens and Profenols
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The biocatalytic asymmetric disproportionation of aldehydes catalyzed by horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase (HLADH) was assessed in detail on a series of racemic 2-arylpropanals. Statistical optimization by means of design of experiments (DoE) allowed the identification of critical interdependencies between several reaction parameters and revealed a specific experimental window for reaching an ′optimal compromise′ in the reaction outcome. The biocatalytic system could be applied to a variety of 2-arylpropanals and granted access in a redox-neutral manner to enantioenriched (S)-profens and profenols following a parallel interconnected dynamic asymmetric transformation (PIDAT). The reaction can be performed in aqueous buffer at ambient conditions, does not rely on a sacrificial co-substrate, and requires only catalytic amounts of cofactor and a single enzyme. The high atom-efficiency was exemplified by the conversion of 75 mM of rac-2-phenylpropanal with 0.03 mol% of HLADH in the presence of ~0.013 eq. of oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), yielding 28.1 mM of (S)-2-phenylpropanol in 96% ee and 26.5 mM of (S)-2-phenylpropionic acid in 89% ee, in 73% overall conversion. Isolated yield of 62% was obtained on 100 mg-scale, with intact enantiopurities. (Figure presented.).
- Tassano, Erika,Faber, Kurt,Hall, Mélanie
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p. 2742 - 2751
(2018/07/29)
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- A biocatalytic method for the chemoselective aerobic oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids
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Herein, we present a study on the oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids using three recombinant aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs). The ALDHs were used in purified form with a nicotinamide oxidase (NOx), which recycles the catalytic NAD+ at the expense of dioxygen (air at atmospheric pressure). The reaction was studied also with lyophilised whole cell as well as resting cell biocatalysts for more convenient practical application. The optimised biocatalytic oxidation runs in phosphate buffer at pH 8.5 and at 40 °C. From a set of sixty-one aliphatic, aryl-Aliphatic, benzylic, hetero-Aromatic and bicyclic aldehydes, fifty were converted with elevated yield (up to >99%). The exceptions were a few ortho-substituted benzaldehydes, bicyclic heteroaromatic aldehydes and 2-phenylpropanal. In all cases, the expected carboxylic acid was shown to be the only product (>99% chemoselectivity). Other oxidisable functionalities within the same molecule (e.g. hydroxyl, alkene, and heteroaromatic nitrogen or sulphur atoms) remained untouched. The reaction was scaled for the oxidation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (2 g), a bio-based starting material, to afford 5-(hydroxymethyl)furoic acid in 61% isolated yield. The new biocatalytic method avoids the use of toxic or unsafe oxidants, strong acids or bases, or undesired solvents. It shows applicability across a wide range of substrates, and retains perfect chemoselectivity. Alternative oxidisable groups were not converted, and other classical side-reactions (e.g. halogenation of unsaturated functionalities, Dakin-Type oxidation) did not occur. In comparison to other established enzymatic methods such as the use of oxidases (where the concomitant oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes is common), ALDHs offer greatly improved selectivity.
- Knaus, Tanja,Tseliou, Vasilis,Humphreys, Luke D.,Scrutton, Nigel S.,Mutti, Francesco G.
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p. 3931 - 3943
(2018/09/11)
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- Evaluation of the Edman degradation product of vancomycin bonded to core-shell particles as a new HPLC chiral stationary phase
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A modified macrocyclic glycopeptide-based chiral stationary phase (CSP), prepared via Edman degradation of vancomycin, was evaluated as a chiral selector for the first time. Its applicability was compared with other macrocyclic glycopeptide-based CSPs: TeicoShell and VancoShell. In addition, another modified macrocyclic glycopeptide-based CSP, NicoShell, was further examined. Initial evaluation was focused on the complementary behavior with these glycopeptides. A screening procedure was used based on previous work for the enantiomeric separation of 50 chiral compounds including amino acids, pesticides, stimulants, and a variety of pharmaceuticals. Fast and efficient chiral separations resulted by using superficially porous (core-shell) particle supports. Overall, the vancomycin Edman degradation product (EDP) resembled TeicoShell with high enantioselectivity for acidic compounds in the polar ionic mode. The simultaneous enantiomeric separation of 5 racemic profens using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry with EDP was performed in approximately 3?minutes. Other highlights include simultaneous liquid chromatography separations of rac-amphetamine and rac-methamphetamine with VancoShell, rac-pseudoephedrine and rac-ephedrine with NicoShell, and rac-dichlorprop and rac-haloxyfop with TeicoShell.
- Hellinghausen, Garrett,Lopez, Diego A.,Lee, Jauh T.,Wang, Yadi,Weatherly, Choyce A.,Portillo, Abiud E.,Berthod, Alain,Armstrong, Daniel W.
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(2018/08/01)
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- Structural insights into the ene-reductase synthesis of profens
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Reduction of double bonds of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids and esters by ene-reductases remains challenging and it typically requires activation by a second electron-withdrawing moiety, such as a halide or second carboxylate group. We showed that profen precursors, 2-arylpropenoic acids and their esters, were efficiently reduced by Old Yellow Enzymes (OYEs). The XenA and GYE enzymes showed activity towards acids, while a wider range of enzymes were active towards the equivalent methyl esters. Comparative co-crystal structural analysis of profen-bound OYEs highlighted key interactions important in determining substrate binding in a catalytically active conformation. The general utility of ene reductases for the synthesis of (R)-profens was established and this work will now drive future mutagenesis studies to screen for the production of pharmaceutically-active (S)-profens.
- Waller,Toogood,Karuppiah,Rattray,Mansell,Leys,Gardiner,Fryszkowska,Ahmed,Bandichhor,Reddy,Scrutton
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p. 4440 - 4448
(2017/07/10)
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- Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Substituted Acrylic Acids Catalyzed by a Ruthenocenyl Phosphino-oxazoline-Ruthenium Complex
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Asymmetric hydrogenation of various α-substituted acrylic acids was carried out using RuPHOX-Ru as a chiral catalyst under 5 bar H2, affording the corresponding chiral α-substituted propanic acids in up to 99% yield and 99.9% ee. The reaction could be performed on a gram-scale with a relatively low catalyst loading (up to 5000 S/C), and the resulting product (97%, 99.3% ee) can be used as a key intermediate to construct bioactive chiral molecules. The asymmetric protocol was successfully applied to an asymmetric synthesis of dihydroartemisinic acid, a key intermediate required for the industrial synthesis of the antimalarial drug artemisinin.
- Li, Jing,Shen, Jiefeng,Xia, Chao,Wang, Yanzhao,Liu, Delong,Zhang, Wanbin
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p. 2122 - 2125
(2016/06/01)
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- Preparation method for chiral alpha-substituted propionic acid compounds
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The present invention discloses a preparation method for chiral alpha-substituted propionic acid compounds. The preparation method specifically comprises the following steps: in the presence of hydrogen and alkali, carrying out asymmetric hydrogenation re
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- Ferrocenyl chiral bisphosphorus ligands for highly enantioselective asymmetric hydrogenation via noncovalent ion pair interaction
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A new class of ferrocenyl chiral bisphosphorus ligand, Wudaphos, was developed, and exhibits excellent ee and activity (ee up to 99%, TON up to 20000) for the asymmetric hydrogenation of both 2-aryl and 2-alkyl acrylic acids through ion pair noncovalent interaction under base free and mild reaction conditions. Well-known anti-inflammatory drugs such as naproxen and ibuprofen together with the intermediate for the preparation of Roche ester and some bioactive compounds were also efficiently obtained with excellent ee. Control experiments were conducted and revealed that the ion pair noncovalent interaction and chain length played important roles.
- Chen, Caiyou,Wang, Heng,Zhang, Zhefan,Jin, Shicheng,Wen, Songwei,Ji, Jianjian,Chung, Lung Wa,Dong, Xiu-Qin,Zhang, Xumu
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p. 6669 - 6673
(2016/10/31)
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- Investigation of a new chiral auxiliary derived chemoenzymatically from toluene: Experimental and computational study
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A tricyclic chiral auxiliary, prepared from the enzymatically derived cis-arene dihydrodiol metabolite of toluene, was investigated as a means of asymmetric induction in several different reactions. The auxiliary was converted to an oxaziridine, and its u
- ?najdr, Ivan,Froese, Jordan,Dudding, Travis,Horáková, Pavlína,Hudlicky, Tomá?
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p. 848 - 856
(2016/10/24)
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- The Activation of Carboxylic Acids via Self-Assembly Asymmetric Organocatalysis: A Combined Experimental and Computational Investigation
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The heterodimerizing self-assembly between a phosphoric acid catalyst and a carboxylic acid has recently been established as a new activation mode in Br?nsted acid catalysis. In this article, we present a comprehensive mechanistic investigation on this activation principle, which eventually led to its elucidation. Detailed studies are reported, including computational investigations on the supramolecular heterodimer, kinetic studies on the catalytic cycle, and a thorough analysis of transition states by DFT calculations for the rationalization of the catalyst structure-selectivity relationship. On the basis of these investigations, we developed a kinetic resolution of racemic epoxides, which proceeds with high selectivity (up to s = 93), giving the unreacted epoxides and the corresponding protected 1,2-diols in high enantiopurity. Moreover, this approach could be advanced to an unprecedented stereodivergent resolution of racemic α-chiral carboxylic acids, thus providing access to a variety of enantiopure nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and to α-amino acid derivatives.
- Monaco, Mattia Riccardo,Fazzi, Daniele,Tsuji, Nobuya,Leutzsch, Markus,Liao, Saihu,Thiel, Walter,List, Benjamin
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p. 14740 - 14749
(2016/11/18)
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- KetoABNO/NOx Cocatalytic Aerobic Oxidation of Aldehydes to Carboxylic Acids and Access to α-Chiral Carboxylic Acids via Sequential Asymmetric Hydroformylation/Oxidation
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A method for aerobic oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids has been developed using organic nitroxyl and NOx cocatalysts. KetoABNO (9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3-one N-oxyl) and NaNO2 were identified as the optimal nitroxyl and NOx sources, respectively. The mildness of the reaction conditions enables sequential asymmetric hydroformylation of alkenes/aerobic aldehyde oxidation to access α-chiral carboxylic acids without racemization. The scope, utility, and limitations of the oxidation method are further evaluated with a series of achiral aldehydes bearing diverse functional groups.
- Miles, Kelsey C.,Abrams, M. Leigh,Landis, Clark R.,Stahl, Shannon S.
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p. 3590 - 3593
(2016/08/16)
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- A kind of ionic liquid covalent load of the chiral phosphine ligand and use thereof
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The invention discloses an ionic liquid covalent-loaded chiral phosphine ligand and application thereof. The ionic liquid covalent-loaded chiral phosphine ligand is formed by connecting functionalized ionic liquid and a corresponding micro-molecule chiral phosphine ligand by an amide group through a condensation reaction. The ionic liquid covalent-loaded chiral phosphine ligand has the characteristics of few synthesis steps of a target molecule and simple separation-purification process. The invention further discloses application of the ionic liquid covalent-loaded chiral phosphine ligand in an asymmetrical catalytic hydrogenation reaction. The catalyst including the load type chiral phosphine ligand and metal rhodium (Rh) can be conveniently separated from reaction products in the asymmetrical hydrogenation reaction, so that the catalyst is recycled and re-utilized.
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- Experimental and Model Studies on Continuous Separation of 2-Phenylpropionic Acid Enantiomers by Enantioselective Liquid-Liquid Extraction in Centrifugal Contactor Separators
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Multistage enantioselective liquid-liquid extraction (ELLE) of 2-phenylpropionic acid (2-PPA) enantiomers using hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) as extractant was studied experimentally in a counter-current cascade of centrifugal contactor separators (CCSs). Performance of the process was evaluated by purity (enantiomeric excess, ee) and yield (Y). A multistage equilibrium model was established on the basis of single-stage model for chiral extraction of 2-PPA enantiomers and the law of mass conservation. A series of experiments on the extract phase/washing phase ratio (W/O ratio), extractant concentration, the pH value of aqueous phase, and the number of stages was conducted to verify the multistage equilibrium model. It was found that model predictions were in good agreement with the experimental results. The model was applied to predict and optimize the symmetrical separation of 2-PPA enantiomers. The optimal conditions for symmetric separation involves a W/O ratio of 0.6, pH of 2.5, and HP-β-CD concentration of 0.1 mol L-1 at a temperature of 278 K, where eeeq (equal enantiomeric excess) can reach up to 37% and Yeq (equal yield) to 69%. By simulation and optimization, the minimum number of stages was evaluated at 98 and 106 for eeeq > 95% and eeeq > 97%. Chirality 28:235-244, 2016.
- Feng, Xiaofeng,Tang, Kewen,Zhang, Pangliang,Yin, Shuangfeng
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p. 235 - 244
(2016/02/23)
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- Olefin hydrogenation with rigid mono-P-stereogenic diphosphines: A flexible rhodium ring to rule them all?
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The preparation of a rigid C1-symmetric P-stereogenic diphosphine series possessing a P-o-diphenylphosphinophenyl moiety and its use in RhI-catalyzed hydrogenation of benchmark olefins, is presented. This simplified ligand design, wh
- Rast, Slavko,Stephan, Michel,Mohar, Barbara
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p. 2214 - 2225
(2015/04/14)
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- The organic-synthetic potential of recombinant Ene reductases: Substrate-Scope Evaluation and Process Optimization
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In this study an evaluation of the synthetic potential of a broad range of recombinant ene reductases was performed. In detail, a library of 23 ene reductases was used to screen the C=C reduction of 21 activated alkenes from different compound classes as substrates. The chosen set of substrates comprises nitroalkenes with an aryl substituent at the β-position and a methyl substituent at the α- or β-position, α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids and their esters with and without substituents at the β-position, a range of cyclic α,β-unsaturated ketones with different ring sizes and substitution patterns and one α,β-unsaturated boronic acid. After we obtained insight into the substrate scope, several biotransformations were prioritised and further investigated in a screening of 41 reaction parameters (which included chaotropic and kosmotropic salts, polyols, buffer solutions, amino acids and organic solvents) towards their impact on the activity and enantioselectivity of the applied ene reductases. Under the optimised conditions, selected reduction processes were performed on an increased lab scale (up to 30 mL) with up to 10% substrate concentration, which led in general to both high conversion and (if chiral products were formed) enantioselectivity. Comprehensive screening: A detailed screening of 23 recombinant ene reductases for the reduction of 21 activated alkenes is performed as well as a subsequent study of the influence of 41 reaction parameters towards the enzyme activity and selectivity of selected reactions. In addition, a range of biocatalytic reductions on an increased laboratory scale are performed with substrate concentrations between 5 and 100 gL-1. EWG=Electron-withdrawing group.
- Re?, Tina,Hummel, Werner,Hanlon, Steven P.,Iding, Hans,Gr?ger, Harald
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p. 1302 - 1311
(2015/04/27)
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- P-Stereogenic pincer iridium complexes: Synthesis, structural characterization and application in asymmetric hydrogenation
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P-Stereogenic PNP type pincer iridium complexes PNPtBuMeIrH2Cl (3) and PNPtBuMeIrH3 (4) were synthesized in reasonable yields and characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 31P NMR, HRMS and/or single crystal X-ray diffraction. The ORTEP diagram shows that the coordination geometry around the iridium center of complex 3 is approximately octahedral. The chlorinated iridium complex (3) and/or the trihydride iridium complex (4) were used as catalysts in the asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones, olefins and quinoline to provide the desired products with up to 17% enantioselectivity.
- Yang, Zehua,Wei, Xuan,Liu, Delong,Liu, Yangang,Sugiya, Masashi,Imamoto, Tsuneo,Zhang, Wanbin
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- Entrapment of a chiral cobalt complex within silver: A novel heterogeneous catalyst for asymmetric carboxylation of benzyl bromides with CO2
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A novel way to accommodate heterogeneous catalysis, CO2 fixation and asymmetric synthesis on one catalyst is reported. The [Co]@Ag composite was prepared for the first time and used for asymmetric carboxylation of benzyl bromides with CO2. All the procedures were performed under mild conditions. Moreover, the [Co]@Ag composite has terrific stability and reusability.
- Yang, Heng-Pan,Yue, Ying-Na,Sun, Qi-Long,Feng, Qiu,Wang, Huan,Lu, Jia-Xing
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p. 12216 - 12219
(2015/07/27)
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- New Tricks for Old Proteins: Single Mutations in a Nonenzymatic Protein Give Rise to Various Enzymatic Activities
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Design of a new catalytic function in proteins, apart from its inherent practical value, is important for fundamental understanding of enzymatic activity. Using a computationally inexpensive, minimalistic approach that focuses on introducing a single high
- Moroz, Yurii S.,Dunston, Tiffany T.,Makhlynets, Olga V.,Moroz, Olesia V.,Wu, Yibing,Yoon, Jennifer H.,Olsen, Alissa B.,McLaughlin, Jaclyn M.,Mack, Korrie L.,Gosavi, Pallavi M.,Van Nuland, Nico A. J.,Korendovych, Ivan V.
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p. 14905 - 14911
(2015/12/08)
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- Easily accessible TADDOL-derived bisphosphonite ligands: Synthesis and application in the asymmetric hydroformylation of vinylarenes
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The synthesis of chiral bidentate bisphosphonite ligands based on the TADDOL motif from readily available starting materials has been developed. Taking advantage of the modular nature of the building blocks, a diverse ligand library has been prepared. Their catalytic potential has been evaluated in the asymmetric hydroformylation of styrene and derivatives. These catalysts showed high activity and provided the aldehydes in high enantiomeric purity.
- Allmendinger, Simon,Kinuta, Hirotaka,Breit, Bernhard
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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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- Asymmetric electrocarboxylation of 1-phenylethyl chloride catalyzed by electrogenerated chiral [CoI(salen)]- complex
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The feasibility of asymmetric electrocarboxylation of 1-phenylethyl chloride catalyzed by the electrogenerated chiral [CoI(salen)] - complex has been investigated for the first time. Using this system, optically active 2-phenylpropionic acid in 37% yield and 83% ee is synthesized from 1-phenylethyl chloride and CO2. The electrochemical behavior of the catalyst and the optimization of synthesis conditions are discussed. This study provides a new procedure for the asymmetric synthesis of a chiral compound and expands the applications of chiral CoII(salen) in the electrochemical asymmetric fixation of CO2.
- Chen, Bao-Li,Zhu, Hong-Wei,Xiao, Yan,Sun, Qi-Long,Wang, Huan,Lu, Jia-Xing
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- SPIROBENZYLAMINE-PHOSPHINE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF
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The present invention relates to a spirobenzylamine-phosphine, preparation method therefor and use thereof. The compound has a structure represented by formula (I), wherein n=0 to 3; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 having a value as defined in claim 1. Starting from the substituted 7-trifluoromesyloxy-7'-diarylphosphino-1, 1'-spiro-dihydroindene, the compound is synthesized in a two-step or three-step reactions. The new spirobenzylamine-phosphine is complexed with an iridium precursor and is subjected to ion exchange, to give an Iridium/spirobenzylamine-phosphine complex comprising various anions. The spiro benzyl amine-phosphine/Iridium complex according to the present invention may be used for catalyzing asymmetry hydrogenation of a variety of alpha-substituted acrylic acids, has high activity and enantio-selectivity, and has a good prospect of industrialization.
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- Spirobenzylamine-Phosphine, Preparation Method Therefor And Use Thereof
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The present invention relates to a spirobenzylamine-phosphine, preparation method therefor and use thereof. The compound has a structure represented by formula (I), wherein n=0 to 3; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 having a value as defined in claim 1. Starting from the substituted 7-trifluoromesyloxy-7′-diarylphosphino-1,1′-spiro-dihydroindene, the compound is synthesized in a two-step or three-step reactions. The new spirobenzylamine-phosphine is complexed with an iridium precursor and is subjected to ion exchange, to give an Iridium/spirobenzylamine-phosphine complex comprising various anions. The spiro benzyl amine-phosphine/Iridium complex according to the present invention may be used for catalyzing asymmetry hydrogenation of a variety of alpha-substituted acrylic acids, has high activity and enantio-selectivity, and has a good prospect of industrialization.
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- Laccase-Mediator System for Alcohol Oxidation to Carbonyls or Carboxylic Acids: Toward a Sustainable Synthesis of Profens
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By combining two green and efficient catalysts, such as the commercially available enzyme laccase from Trametes versicolor and the stable free radical 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (TEMPO), the oxidation in water of some primary alcohols to the corresponding carboxylic acids or aldehydes and of selected secondary alcohols to ketones can be accomplished. The range of applicability of bio-oxidation is widened by applying the optimized protocol to the oxidation of enantiomerically pure 2-arylpropanols (profenols) into the corresponding 2-arylpropionic acids (profens), in high yields and with complete retention of configuration.
- Galletti, Paola,Pori, Matteo,Funiciello, Federica,Soldati, Roberto,Ballardini, Alberto,Giacomini, Daria
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p. 2684 - 2689
(2016/12/23)
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- Effect of the concentration of organic modifier in an aqueous-ethanol mobile phase on the chromatographic retention and thermodynamic characteristics of the adsorption of enantiomers of α-phenylcarboxylic acids on silica gel with immobilized eremomycin antibiotic
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Regularities of the chromatographic retention and thermodynamics of the adsorption of enantiomers of α-phenylcarboxylic acids on a chiral stationary phase with immobilized macrocyclic antibiotic eremomycin under conditions of reversed-phase liquid chromatography with aqueous-ethanol mobile phases are studied. Relationships between the retention characteristics of the acids, the enantioselectivity of their separation, and the concentration of organic modifier in the mobile phase are found. It is shown that the sterical structure of substituents on the chiral atoms of the acids affect the mechanism of retention. The compensation effect in the studied systems is considered.
- Blinov,Reshetova
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p. 1778 - 1784
(2014/11/08)
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- Laboratory evolution of enantiocomplementary Candida antarctica lipase B mutants with broad substrate scope
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Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) is a robust and easily expressed enzyme used widely in academic and industrial laboratories with many different kinds of applications. In fine chemicals production, examples include acylating kinetic resolution of racemic secondary alcohols and amines as well as desymmetrization of prochiral diols (or the reverse hydrolytic reactions). However, in the case of hydrolytic kinetic resolution of esters or esterifying kinetic resolution of acids in which chirality resides in the carboxylic acid part of the substrate, rate and stereoselectivity are generally poor. In the present study, directed evolution based on iterative saturation mutagenesis was applied to solve the latter problem. Mutants with highly improved activity and enantioselectivity relative to wild-type CALB were evolved for the hydrolytic kinetic resolution of p-nitrophenyl 2-phenylpropanoate, with the selectivity factor increasing from E = 1.2 (S) to E = 72 (S) or reverting to E = 42 (R) on an optional basis. Surprisingly, point mutations both in the acyl and alcohol pockets of CALB proved to be necessary. Some of the evolved CALB mutants are also efficient biocatalysts in the kinetic resolution of other chiral esters without performing new mutagenesis experiments. Another noteworthy result concerns the finding that enantiocomplementary CALB mutants for α-substituted carboxylic acid esters also show stereocomplementarity in the hydrolytic kinetic resolution of esters derived from chiral secondary alcohols. Insight into the source of stereoselectivity was gained by molecular dynamics simulations and docking experiments.
- Wu, Qi,Soni, Pankaj,Reetz, Manfred T.
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p. 1872 - 1881
(2013/08/24)
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- Simultaneous control of regioselectivity and enantioselectivity in the hydroxycarbonylation and methoxycarbonylation of vinyl arenes
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Using a family of novel mononuclear and dinuclear palladium complexes of phanephos ligands, the simultaneous control of regioselectivity and enantioselectivity in the hydroxycarbonylation and alkoxycarbonylation of styrene derivatives has been realised for the first time. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2013.
- Konrad, Tina M.,Durrani, Jamie T.,Cobley, Christopher J.,Clarke, Matthew L.
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supporting information
p. 3306 - 3308
(2013/06/05)
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- Thermally driven asymmetric domino reaction catalyzed by a thermostable esterase and its variants
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We have developed a thermally driven domino reaction for the synthesis of (S)-a-arylpropionates (profens) using a thermostable esterase from Sulfolobus tokodaii strain 7. Stereoselectivity was improved considerably by engineering of the active site. Stereoselective decarboxylation at the active site of an esterase is a new reaction for the synthesis of optically active carboxylic acids. Crown Copyright.
- Wada, Reina,Kumon, Takashi,Kourist, Robert,Ohta, Hiromichi,Uemura, Daisuke,Yoshida, Shosuke,Miyamoto, Kenji
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p. 1921 - 1923
(2013/04/10)
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- A stereoselective approach for the total synthesis of [2(S)-phenyl- propionyl]-2-piperidinone-3-(R)-yl-ester and its diastereomer
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Stereoselective total synthesis of isomers of [2-phenyl-propionyl]-2- piperidinone-3(R)-yl-ester has been achieved using commercially available starting materials like trans cinnamaldehyde and 4-pentene-1-ol. The key steps are Steglich conditions for the esterification of the two crucial intermediates; reduction of the azide to amine under Staudinger reaction conditions with concomitant intramolecular amidation reaction in one pot afforded the target compound(s). However, the total syntheses revealed that the structural revision is necessary for the reported natural product.
- Krishna, Palakodety Radha,Arun Kumar, Pendyala Venkata,Mallula, Venkata Satyanarayana,Ramakrishna, Kallaganti V.S.
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p. 2319 - 2326
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- Design and synthesis of Janus-type chiral dendritic diphosphanes and their applications in asymmetric hydrogenation
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A series of chiral diphosphane-functionalized Janus dendrimers (up to 16 BINAP units) have been readily synthesized by using liquid-phase organic synthesis with the third-generation Frechet-type poly(aryl ether) dendron as the soluble support. The resulting dendritic ligands were purified by simple solvent precipitation without the need for chromatographic separation at the end of reaction. Complete functionalization of the dendrimers with BINAP moieties was confirmed by 1H NMR, MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy, and elemental analyses. Their ruthenium complexes were applied to the asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-arylacrylic acids. It was found that only slightly lower enantioselectivities were achieved than the corresponding small-molecular Ru catalyst. Interestingly, a clear increase in activity of the dendritic catalysts was observed on going to the higher generations. In addition, the third-generation catalyst could be recycled without significant loss of catalytic activity or enantioselectivity before the fifth catalytic run. A new kind of easily available Janus dendritic diphosphane ligand has been synthesized and their metal complexes were applied to the asymmetric hydrogenation of 2-arylacrylic acids. Interestingly, a clear increase in activity of the dendritic catalysts was observed on going to the higher generations. Furthermore, the third-generation catalyst could be recycled at least five times. Copyright
- Liu, Ji,Feng, Yu,Ma, Baode,He, Yan-Mei,Fan, Qing-Hua
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supporting information
p. 6737 - 6744
(2013/01/15)
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- Enantioselective hydrogenation of α-substituted acrylic acids catalyzed by iridium complexes with chiral spiro aminophosphine ligands
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Highly active: Iridium complexes with chiral spiro aminophosphine ligands were synthesized and applied as catalysts for the asymmetric hydrogenation of α-substituted acrylic acids (see scheme). The complexes were highly active catalysts, showing turnover frequencies of up to 6000 h-1, and catalyst loadings could be reduced to 0.01 mol %. Copyright
- Zhu, Shou-Fei,Yu, Yan-Bo,Li, Shen,Wang, Li-Xin,Zhou, Qi-Lin
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 8872 - 8875
(2012/10/08)
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- One-pot chemoenzymatic synthesis of aldoximes from primary alcohols in water
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A new synthetic method for the one-pot preparation of aldoximes in water was developed; the method is based on the combination of the enzymatic oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes using different acetic acid bacteria and in situ condensation of the aldehydes with hydroxylamine.
- Zambelli, Paolo,Pinto, Andrea,Romano, Diego,Crotti, Elena,Conti, Paola,Tamborini, Lucia,Villa, Raffaella,Molinari, Francesco
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(2012/09/22)
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- Influence of point mutations near the active site on the catalytic properties of fungal arylacetonitrilases from Aspergillus niger and Neurospora crassa
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Arylacetonitrilases from Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88 and Neurospora crassa OR74A (NitAn and NicNc, respectively) were expressed in recombinant Escherichia coli JM109. The respective whole-cell catalysts preferentially hydrolyzed (R)-enantiomers of (R,S)-mandelonitrile and (R,S)-2-phenylpropionitrile. NitNc also formed significant amounts of mandelamide from (R,S)-mandelonitrile (40% of total product), mainly found as the (S)-enantiomer. At pH 4.5 and 5.0, the cells retained more than 40 and 60% of their nitrilase activity at pH 7, respectively. Nitrilase variants generated by site-directed mutagenesis carried amino acid replacements in the vicinity of the catalytically active cysteine residues (C162 and C167 in NitAn and NitNc, respectively). The conversions of (R,S)-mandelonitrile and (R,S)-2-phenylpropionitrile by the nitrilase variants were compared to the wild-type nitrilases in terms of activity, enantioselectivity, and acid/amide ratio of the products formed. Thus the W168A variant of NitNc was identified, which formed significantly increased amounts of mandelamide and 2-phenylpropionamide, and which demonstrated an almost complete inversion of enantioselectivity for the conversion of (R,S)-2- phenylpropionitrile (from R- to S-selectivity).
- Petrickova, Alena,Sosedov, Olga,Baum, Stefanie,Stolz, Andreas,Martinkova, Ludmila
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p. 74 - 80
(2012/06/29)
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- METAL-CATALYSED CARBONYLATION OF UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS
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The invention provides a method for the hydroxycarbonylation, alkoxycarbonylation, aryloxycarbonylation or thiocarbonylation of an unsaturated molecule. The method includes a hydroxycarbonylation, alkoxycarbonylation, aryloxycarbonylationor thiocarbonylation reaction on the unsaturated molecule in which a complex including a ligand comprising a [n,n′]cyclophane comprising two non-fused monocyclic aromatic rings bridged by two linear and aliphatic linkages, in which each of the non-fused monocyclic aromatic rings is substituted with a phosphorus atom-containing substituent, is used to catalyse the reaction.
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- Profiling the tuneable R-SMS-Phos structure in the rhodium(i)-catalyzed hydrogenation of olefins: The last stand?
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A diversified family of enantiopure P-stereogenic "R-SMS-Phos" {R-SMS-Phos = 1,2-bis[(o-RO-phenyl)(phenyl)phosphino]ethane} ligands wherein R = branched or heteroatom-substituted alkyl, aralkyl, silyl, acyl, sulfonyl, etc. was screened for the Rh(i)-catalyzed hydrogenation of a representative set of olefinic substrates. This systematic and detailed investigation revealed a marked beneficial impact on enantioselectivity and catalyst activity in comparison to Knowles' ultimate DiPAMP {DiPAMP = 1,2-bis[(o-anisyl)(phenyl) phosphino]ethane} design. Mutant ligands with highly enhanced properties possessing particular features wherein the DiPAMP structure is found embedded were identified. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011.
- Stephan, Michel,?terk, Damjan,Zupan?i?, Borut,Mohar, Barbara
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p. 5266 - 5271
(2011/09/20)
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- Dramatically improved catalytic activity of an artificial (S)-selective arylmalonate decarboxylase by structure-guided directed evolution
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Using three rounds of structure-guided directed evolution, the catalytic activity of the (S)-selective arylmalonate decarboxylase variant G74C/C188S could be increased up to 920-fold. The best variant had a 220-fold improved activity in the production of
- Miyauchi, Yusuke,Kourist, Robert,Uemura, Daisuke,Miyamoto, Kenji
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- Kinetic resolution of α-substituted alkanoic acids promoted by homobenzotetramisole
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A new method for catalytic nonenzymatic kinetic resolution of α-substituted alkanoic acids has been developed, which relies on their activation with DCC followed by enantioselective alcoholysis of the intermediate symm-anhydrides in the presence of the amidine-based catalyst homobenzotetramisole (HBTM). Moderate to excellent selectivity factors (s=5-96) have been obtained in the case of several classes of substrates, namely, α-aryl-, α-aryloxy/alkoxy-, α-halo-, α-azido-, and α-phthalimido-alkanoic acids. Under similar conditions, α-(arylthio/alkylthio)-alkanoic acids undergo dynamic kinetic resolution providing corresponding esters in up to 92 % ee and up to 93 % yield. Copyright
- Yang, Xing,Birman, Vladimir B.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 11296 - 11304
(2011/10/19)
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- Highly enantioselective direct alkylation of arylacetic acids with chiral lithium amides as traceless auxiliaries
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A direct, highly enantioselective alkylation of arylacetic acids via enediolates using a readily available chiral lithium amide as a stereodirecting reagent has been developed. This approach circumvents the traditional attachment and removal of chiral auxiliaries used currently for this type of transformation. The protocol is operationally simple, and the chiral reagent is readily recoverable.
- Stivala, Craig E.,Zakarian, Armen
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 11936 - 11939
(2011/09/19)
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- METAL CATALYSED CARBONYLATION OF UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS
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The invention provides a method for the hydroxycarbonylation, alkoxycarbonylation, aryloxycarbonylation or thiocarbonylation of an unsaturated molecule comprising effecting a hydroxycarbonylation, alkoxycarbonylation, aryloxycarbonylation or thiocarbonylation reaction on the unsaturated molecule in which a complex comprising a ligand comprising a [n,n']cyclophane comprising two non-fused monocyclic aromatic rings bridged by two linear and aliphatic linkages, in which each of the non-fused monocyclic aromatic rings is substituted with a phosphorus atom-containing substituent, is used to catalyse the hydroxycarbonylation, alkoxycarbonylation, aryloxycarbonylation or thiocarbonylation reaction.
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- Efficient parallel resolution of pentafluorophenyl active esters using quasi-enantiomeric combinations of oxazolidin-2-ones
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The parallel resolution of racemic pentafluorophenyl 2-aryl/ phenylpropanoates and butanoates using an equimolar combination of quasi-enantiomeric Evans oxazolidin-2-ones is discussed. The levels of diastereoselectivity were excellent (>90% de) leading to separable quasi-enantiomeric oxazolidin-2-ones in good yield. This methodology was used to resolve a series of structurally related 2-aryl/phenylpropanoic and butanoic acids.
- Shaye, Najla Al,Chavda, Sameer,Coulbeck, Elliot,Eames, Jason,Yohannes, Yonas
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experimental part
p. 439 - 463
(2011/06/17)
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- Resolution of pentafluorophenyl 2-phenylpropanoate using combinations of quasi-enantiomeric oxazolidin-2-ones
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The kinetic, mutual and parallel resolution of a series of structurally related active esters derived from 2-phenylpropanoic acid using a combination of quasi-enantiomeric oxazolidin-2-ones is discussed.
- Shaye, Najla Al,Benoit, David M.,Chavda, Sameer,Coulbeck, Elliot,Dingjan, Marco,Eames, Jason,Yohannes, Yonas
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experimental part
p. 413 - 438
(2011/06/17)
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