Microbial reduction and resolution of herbicidal 2-alkyl-2-aryloxyacetic acids by Gloeosporium olivarum.
作者:YOSHIKO TSUDA、KENICHI KAWAI、SHOICHI NAKAJIMA
DOI:10.1248/cpb.33.1955
日期:——
When a mold, Gloeosporium olivarum, was fermented with (±)-2-alkyl-2-aryloxyacetic acids (1-8), an enantioselective microbial reduction as well as microbial resolution took place, giving rise to (S)-2-alkyl-2-aryloxyethanols (1a-8a) and (R)-2-alkyl-2-aryloxyacetic acids (1b-8b). The configurations of the chiral 2-alkyl-2-aryloxyethanols and 2-alkyl-2-aryloxyacetic acids were consistent with those of the corresponding products formed by Glomerella cingulata, with the sole exception of 8b. The (R)-(+)-α-methoxy-α-trifluoromethylphenylacetic acid (MTPA) esters of the (S)-2-alkyl-2-aryloxyethanols showed larger lanthanide-induced shifts for the methoxy groups (1a, 4a-8a) or an aromatic proton (2a) in the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra than the esters of the corresponding (R)-2-alkyl-2-aryloxyethanols. This result can be applied generally for the determination of the absolute configuration of 2-alkyl-2-aryloxyethanols.