1044833-30-8Relevant articles and documents
Ketoreductase catalyzed stereoselective bioreduction of α-nitro ketones
Wang, Zexu,Wu, Xiaofan,Li, Zhining,Huang, Zedu,Chen, Fener
supporting information, p. 3575 - 3580 (2019/04/14)
We report here the stereoselective bioreduction of α-nitro ketones catalyzed by ketoreductases (KREDs) with publicly known sequences. YGL039w and RasADH/SyADH were able to reduce 23 class I substrates (1-aryl-2-nitro-1-ethanone (1)) and ten class II substrates (1-aryloxy-3-nitro-2-propanone (4)) to furnish both enantiomers of the corresponding β-nitro alcohols, with good-to-excellent conversions (up to >99%) and enantioselectivities (up to >99% ee) being achieved in most cases. To the best of our knowledge, KRED-mediated reduction of class II α-nitro ketones (1-aryloxy-3-nitro-2-propanone (4)) is unprecedented. Select β-nitro alcohols, including the synthetic intermediates of bioactive molecules (R)-tembamide, (S)-tembamide, (S)-moprolol, (S)-toliprolol and (S)-propanolol, were stereoselectively synthesized in preparative scale with 42% to 90% isolated yields, showcasing the practical potential of our developed system in organic synthesis. Finally, the advantage of using KREDs with known sequence was demonstrated by whole-cell catalysis, in which β-nitro alcohol (R)-2k, the key synthetic intermediate of hypoglycemic natural product (R)-tembamide, was produced in a space-time yield of 178 g L?1 d?1 as well as 95% ee by employing the whole cells of a recombinant E. coli strain coexpressing RasADH and glucose dehydrogenase as the biocatalyst.
Organocatalytic Asymmetric Domino Michael/Acyl Transfer Reaction Between α-Nitroketones and in situ-Generated ortho-Quinone Methides: Route to 2-(1-Arylethyl)phenols
Gharui, Chandan,Behera, Debasmita,Pan, Subhas Chandra
supporting information, p. 4502 - 4508 (2018/11/10)
An organocatalytic asymmetric domino Michael/acyl transfer reaction between α-nitroketones and o-quinone methides is disclosed. o-Quinone methides are generated in situ from 2-sulfonylmethylphenols in basic medium. With 10 mol% of bifunctional squaramide catalyst, high yields and excellent enantioselectivities are achieved for a variety of O-acyl 2-(1-arylethyl)phenols under mild reaction condition. (Figure presented.).
Iridium diamine catalyst for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones
Vazquez-Villa, Henar,Reber, Stefan,Ariger, Martin A.,Carreira, Erick M.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 8979 - 8981 (2011/11/30)
A simple and very efficient chiral aqua iridium(III) diamine complex leads to excellent enantioselectivities in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of various α-cyano and α-nitro ketones. The catalyst provides the ortho-substituted aromatic alcohols with especially high ee values. The diamine ligands can be used directly as chiral ligands; conversion into the corresponding sulfamide is not necessary.
