89-95-2Relevant articles and documents
Experimental and theoretical study of the effect of active-site constrained substrate motion on the magnitude of the observed intramolecular isotope effect for the P450 101 catalyzed benzylic hydroxylation of isomeric xylenes and 4,4'-dimethylbiphenyl
Audergon, Christian,Iyer, Krishna R.,Jones, Jeffrey P.,Darbyshire, John F.,Trager, William F.
, p. 41 - 47 (1999)
The validity of a cytochrome P450 (P450) 101 force field developed previously was tested by comparing to published results from other laboratories the predicted regioselectivity and stereoselectivity of both (R)- and (S)-norcamphor oxidation when the force field was used. Once validated, the force field was used to test the hypothesis that the magnitude of an observed intramolecular isotope effect is a function of the distance between equivalent but isotopically distinct intramolecular sites of oxidative attack. Molecular dynamics simulations and kinetic deuterium isotope effect experiments on benzylic hydroxylation were then conducted for a series of selectively deuterated isomeric xylenes and 4,4'-dimethylbiphenyl with P450 101. The molecular dynamics simulations predicted that the rank order of substrate mobility in the active site of P450 101 was o-xylene > p- xylene > dimethylbiphenyl. The observed isotope effects for the trideutero analogues were 10.6, 7.4, and 2.7, for the o-xylene, p-xylene, and 4,4'- dimethylbiphenyl, respectively. Thus, as the theoretically predicted rates of interchange between the isotopically distinct methyl groups decrease, the observed isotope effect decreases. The agreement between the theoretical predictions and experimental results provides strong support for the distance hypothesis stated above and for the potential of computational analysis to enhance our understanding of protein/small molecule interactions.
CeO2-nanocubes as efficient and selective catalysts for the hydroboration of carbonyl groups
Bhawar, Ramesh,Bose, Shubhankar Kumar,Patil, Kiran S.
supporting information, p. 15028 - 15034 (2021/09/04)
The CeO2-nanoparticle catalysed hydroboration of carbonyl compounds with HBpin (pin = OCMe2CMe2O) is reported to afford the corresponding borate esters in excellent yield. A series of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes and ketones having synthetically important functional groups were well-Tolerated under mild reaction conditions. Further, chemoselective hydroboration of aldehydes over other reducible functional groups such as ketone, nitrile, hydroxide, alkene, alkyne, amide, ester, nitro, and halides was achieved. Importantly the catalyst can be recycled up to ten runs with slight loss in activity. This journal is
Uranyl(VI) Triflate as Catalyst for the Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley Reaction
Kobylarski, Marie,Monsigny, Louis,Thuéry, Pierre,Berthet, Jean-Claude,Cantat, Thibault
supporting information, p. 16140 - 16148 (2021/11/01)
Catalytic transformation of oxygenated compounds is challenging in f-element chemistry due to the high oxophilicity of the f-block metals. We report here the first Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley (MPV) reduction of carbonyl substrates with uranium-based catalysts, in particular from a series of uranyl(VI) compounds where [UO2(OTf)2] (1) displays the greatest efficiency (OTf = trifluoromethanesulfonate). [UO2(OTf)2] reduces a series of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes and ketones into their corresponding alcohols with moderate to excellent yields, using iPrOH as a solvent and a reductant. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions (80 °C) with an optimized catalytic charge of 2.3 mol % and KOiPr as a cocatalyst. The reduction of aldehydes (1-10 h) is faster than that of ketones (>15 h). NMR investigations clearly evidence the formation of hemiacetal intermediates with aldehydes, while they are not formed with ketones.
Experimental and density functional theory studies on hydroxymethylation of phenylboronic acids with paraformaldehyde over a Rh-PPh3 catalyst
Wang, Kuan,Lan, Jie,He, Zhen-Hong,Cao, Zhe,Wang, Weitao,Yang, Yang,Liu, Zhao-Tie
, (2020/12/01)
The synthesis of benzyl alcohols (BAs) is highly vital for their wide applications in organic synthesis and pharmaceuticals. Herein, BAs was efficiently synthesized via hydroxymethylation of phenylboronic acids (PBAs) and paraformaldehyde over a simple Rh-PPh3 catalyst combined with an inorganic base (NaOH). A variety of BAs with the groups of CH3?, CH3O?, Cl?, Br?, and so on were obtained with moderate to good yields, indicating that the protocol had a good universality. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations proposed the Hayashi-type arylation mechanism involved the arylation step of PBA and Rh(OH)(PPh3)2 catalyst to form Rh(I)-bound aryl intermediates and the hydrolysis step of Rh(I)-bound aryl intermediates and HCHO to generate BA product (the rate-determining step). The present route provides a valuable and direct method for the synthesis of BAs and expands the application range of paraformaldehyde.
