Enantiomers of adrenaline-type amino alcohols by Burkholderia cepacia lipase-catalyzed asymmetric acylation
摘要:
Burkholderia cepacia lipase-catalyzed acylation with butanoic anhydride was used for the preparation of pharmaceutically important norphenylephrine and octopamine enantiomers, all in 98% ee. Reactivity of the phenolic OH groups and easy racemization, especially in the case of octopamine, complicated optimization. For norphenylephrine, chemical N-acylation was fast and allowed the subsequent enzymatic benzylic acylation in situ. The preparation of the octopamine enantiomers became possible by using the N-Fmoc protected substrate and by the Candida antarctica lipase B-catalyzed deprotection of the OH groups before the N-deprotection was performed. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Enantiomers of adrenaline-type amino alcohols by Burkholderia cepacia lipase-catalyzed asymmetric acylation
摘要:
Burkholderia cepacia lipase-catalyzed acylation with butanoic anhydride was used for the preparation of pharmaceutically important norphenylephrine and octopamine enantiomers, all in 98% ee. Reactivity of the phenolic OH groups and easy racemization, especially in the case of octopamine, complicated optimization. For norphenylephrine, chemical N-acylation was fast and allowed the subsequent enzymatic benzylic acylation in situ. The preparation of the octopamine enantiomers became possible by using the N-Fmoc protected substrate and by the Candida antarctica lipase B-catalyzed deprotection of the OH groups before the N-deprotection was performed. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.