A facile preparation of (±)-β-hydroxy nitriles and their enzymatic resolution with lipases
摘要:
A simple and efficient method for the preparation of racemic 4-aryloxy-3-hydroxybutanenitriles is described, Lipase mediated kinetic resolution in organic media was then utilised to effect enantioseparation. Lipases from different sources were screened in the resolution reaction using a number of organic solvents. Enantiomeric excesses of up to 99%, were obtained by employing lipase from Pseudomonas cepacia in di-iso-propyl ether medium. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Biocatalytic Cascade for the Synthesis of Enantiopure β-Azidoalcohols and β-Hydroxynitriles
作者:Joerg H. Schrittwieser、Iván Lavandera、Birgit Seisser、Barbara Mautner、Wolfgang Kroutil
DOI:10.1002/ejoc.200900091
日期:2009.5
one-pot reaction sequence starting from prochiral α-chloroketones leading to enantiopure β-azidoalcohols and β-hydroxynitriles is described. Asymmetric bioreduction of α-chloroketones by hydrogen transfer catalysed by an alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) established the stereogenic centre in the first step to furnish enantiopure chlorohydrin intermediates. Subsequent biocatalysed ring closure to the epoxide
The development of catalytic enantioselective cyanation methods for preparing valuable chiral nitriles is of great interest in the areas of pharmaceutical synthesis and organic chemistry. In this study, we presented an enzymatic enantioselective cyanation strategy for the synthesis of chiral β-hydroxy nitriles using cyanohydrins as cyano sources. By combining enzyme screening and protein engineering