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Enantioselective Benzylic Hydroxylation Catalysed by P450 Monooxygenases: Characterisation of a P450cam Mutant Library and Molecular Modelling
Eichler, Anja,Gricman, ?ukasz,Herter, Susanne,Kelly, Paul P.,Turner, Nicholas J.,Pleiss, Jürgen,Flitsch, Sabine L.
, p. 426 - 432 (2016)
Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases can catalyse the stereoselective C-H activation of a very broad range of substrates. Prediction and control of enantioselectivity of this enzyme class is of great interest for the synthesis of high-value chiral molecules. Here we have used a combination of molecular dynamics simulations and experimental screening to study the enantioselectivity of a library of active-site mutants of chimeric P450cam-RhFRed towards the benzylic hydroxylation of structurally related regioisomers of ethylmethylbenzene. Small variations either in substrate structure or in enzyme active site architecture were shown to lead to dramatic changes in enantioselectivity; this was broadly in agreement with computational predictions. In addition to validating computational approaches, these studies have provided us with a deeper understanding of effects that might control stereoselectivity in these biooxidation reactions.
Cobalt-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones: A remarkable additive effect on enantioselectivity
Du, Tian,Wang, Biwen,Wang, Chao,Xiao, Jianliang,Tang, Weijun
supporting information, p. 1241 - 1244 (2020/10/02)
A chiral cobalt pincer complex, when combined with an achiral electron-rich mono-phosphine ligand, catalyzes efficient asymmetric hydrogenation of a wide range of aryl ketones, affording chiral alcohols with high yields and moderate to excellent enantioselectivities (29 examples, up to 93% ee). Notably, the achiral mono-phosphine ligand shows a remarkable effect on the enantioselectivity of the reaction.
Manganese catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones
Zhang, Guang-Ya,Ruan, Sun-Hong,Li, Yan-Yun,Gao, Jing-Xing
supporting information, p. 1415 - 1418 (2020/11/20)
The asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) of a wide range of ketones catalyzed by manganese complex as well as chiral PxNy-type ligand under mild conditions was investigated. Using 2-propanol as hydrogen source, various ketones could be enantioselectively hydrogenated by combining cheap, readily available [MnBr(CO)5] with chiral, 22-membered macrocyclic ligand (R,R,R',R')-CyP2N4 (L5) with 2 mol% of catalyst loading, affording highly valuable chiral alcohols with up to 95% ee.
