Enzymatic desymmetrization of 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol: asymmetric synthesis of (S)-N-Boc-N,O-isopropylidene-α-methylserinal and (4R)-methyl-4-[2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl]oxazolidin-2-one
作者:Takashi Tsuji、Yukiko Iio、Toshiyasu Takemoto、Takahide Nishi
DOI:10.1016/j.tetasy.2005.07.037
日期:2005.10
We report herein, the novel enzymatic desymmetrization of 2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol 1. This method makes it possible to prepare (S)-N-Boc-N,O-isopropylidene-alpha-methylserinal 3, which is a chiral building block for the synthesis of a variety of a-substituted alanine derivatives. Moreover, optically active (4R)-methyl-4-[2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl]oxazolidin-2-one 4. one of the key intermediates in the synthesis of a novel immunosuppressant, has been prepared by this methodology. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.