19141-40-3Relevant articles and documents
Integrated Experimental and Computational Studies on the Organocatalytic Kinetic Resolution of β-Unfunctionalized Primary Alcohols Using a Chiral 1,2-Diamine: The Importance of Noncovalent Interactions
Mori, Seiji,Ojima, Kohei,Oriyama, Takeshi,Sakai, Naoki
supporting information, p. 4468 - 4475 (2022/03/14)
The enantioselective kinetic resolution of β-unfunctionalized primary alcohols with benzoyl chloride was carried out in the presence of a catalytic amount of a novel chiral 1,2-diamine derived from (S)-proline. Several valuable chiral 2-substituted propan-1-ols were obtained with good enantioselectivities. Density functional theory calculations revealed that the noncovalent interaction, such as CH-πinteraction, is crucial for the enantioselectivity of the resolution. This study was conducted through an interplay between experiment and computation.
Identification of an Esterase Isolated Using Metagenomic Technology which Displays an Unusual Substrate Scope and its Characterisation as an Enantioselective Biocatalyst
Gavin, Declan P.,Murphy, Edel J.,Foley, Aoife M.,Castilla, Ignacio Abreu,Reen, F. Jerry,Woods, David F.,Collins, Stuart G.,O'Gara, Fergal,Maguire, Anita R.
, p. 2466 - 2474 (2019/03/11)
Evaluation of an esterase annotated as 26D isolated from a marine metagenomic library is described. Esterase 26D was found to have a unique substrate scope, including synthetic transformations which could not be readily effected in a synthetically useful manner using commercially available enzymes. Esterase 26D was more selective towards substrates which had larger, more sterically demanding substituents (i. e. iso-propyl or tert-butyl groups) on the β-carbon, which is in contrast to previously tested commercially available enzymes which displayed a preference for substrates with sterically less demanding substituents (e.g. methyl group) at the β-carbon. (Figure presented.).
Mild Iridium-Catalysed Isomerization of Epoxides. Computational Insights and Application to the Synthesis of β-Alkyl Amines
Cabré, Albert,Cabezas-Giménez, Juanjo,Sciortino, Giuseppe,Ujaque, Gregori,Verdaguer, Xavier,Lledós, Agustí,Riera, Antoni
, p. 3624 - 3631 (2019/07/10)
The isomerization of epoxides to aldehydes using the readily available Crabtree's reagent is described. The aldehydes were transformed into synthetically useful amines by a one-pot reductive amination using pyrrolidine as imine-formation catalyst. The reactions worked with low catalyst loadings in very mild conditions. The procedure is operationally simple and tolerates a wide range of functional groups. A DFT study of its mechanism is presented showing that the isomerization takes place via an iridium hydride mechanism with a low energy barrier, in agreement with the mild reaction conditions. (Figure presented.).
