Derivatives of 1-phenoxy-2-alkanols were kinetically resolved by esterification with irreversible and reversible acyl donors using lipase B from Candida antarctica (Novozyme 435) as a catalyst. To optimize the relative rate of reaction (the E-value), esterifications in eight different solvents with different water activities were performed. For 3-bromo-1-phenoxy-2-propanol (1), the E-values in all the solvents were higher when the water activity was increased, while the E-values for 1-phenoxy-2-pentanol (2) and 3-chloro-1-phenoxy-2-propanol (3) decreased by increasing water activity. The water content of the various reaction media with the same water activity was determined. Solvents such as 1,4-dioxane, acetonitrile, and tetrahydrofuran contained much more water than hexane, carbon tetrachloride, cyclohexane, toluene, and benzene. At high-water activity, the high-water content of the former group of solvents resulted in termination of the reaction at low conversion. The reason seemed to be that the acyl donor and possibly also the produced esters were hydrolyzed. This was not the case when the esterification was performed in water-immiscible solvents with the same water activity.Key words: kinetic resolution, E-value, solvents, water activity, water content.
1-苯氧基-2-烷醇的衍生物通过使用来自南极酵母(Candida antarctica,Novozyme 435)的脂肪酶B作为催化剂,通过与不可逆和可逆酰基供体酯化来进行动力学分辨。为了优化反应的相对速率(E值),在具有不同水活性的八种不同溶剂中进行了酯化反应。对于3-溴-1-苯氧基-2-丙醇(1),当水活性增加时,所有溶剂中的E值都更高,而对于1-苯氧基-2-戊醇(2)和3-氯-1-苯氧基-2-丙醇(3),随着水活性的增加,E值降低。确定了具有相同水活性的各种反应介质的含水量。1,4-二噁烷、乙腈和四氢呋喃等溶剂含水量比己烷、四氯化碳、环己烷、甲苯和苯更多。在高水活性下,前一组溶剂的高含水量导致在低转化率时终止反应。原因似乎是酰基供体,可能也是产生的酯被水解。当在具有相同水活性的不相溶水溶剂中进行酯化反应时,情况并非如此。关键词:动力学分辨,E值,溶剂,水活性,含水量。