Enzymatic synthesis of enantiopure aromatic secondary alcohols (including substituted, hetero-aromatic and bicyclic structures) was carried out using halophilic alcohol dehydrogenase ADH2 from Haloferax volcanii (HvADH2). This enzyme showed an unprecedented substrate scope and absolute enatioselectivity. The cofactor NADPH was used catalytically and regenerated in situ by the biocatalyst, in the presence
A direct catalyticasymmetricaddition of acetonitrile to aldehydes that realizes over 90 % ee is the ultimate challenge in alkylnitrile addition chemistry. Herein, we report achieving high enantioselectivity by the strategic use of a sterically demanding NiII pincer carbene complex, which afforded highly enantioenriched β‐hydroxynitriles. This highly atom‐economical process paves the way for exploiting
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
Preparative access to medicinal chemistry related chiral alcohols using carbonyl reductase technology
作者:Andrew S. Rowan、Thomas S. Moody、Roger M. Howard、Toby J. Underwood、Iain R. Miskelly、Yanan He、Bo Wang
DOI:10.1016/j.tetasy.2013.09.015
日期:2013.11
Libraries of highly enantioenriched secondary alcohols in both enantiomeric forms were synthesised by enzymatic reduction of their parent ketones using selectAZyme (TM) carbonyl reductase (CRED) technology. Commercially available CREDs were able to reduce a range of substrate classes efficiently and with very high enantioselectivity. Matching substrate classes to small subsets of CREDs enabled the fast development of preparative bioreductions and the rapid generation of 100-1500 mg samples of chiral alcohols in typically >95% ee and the majority in >= 99.0% ee. The conditions for small scale synthesis were then scaled up to 0.5 kg to deliver one of the chiral alcohols, (S)-1-(4-bromophenyl)-2-chloroethanol, in 99.8% ee and 91% isolated yield. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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