Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Vitamin B5-Intermediate (R)-Pantolactone via Combined Asymmetric Organo- and Biocatalysis
摘要:
The combination of an asymmetric organocatalytic aldol reaction with a subsequent biotransformation toward a "one-pot-like" process for the synthesis of (R)-pantolactone, which to date is industrially produced by a resolution process, is demonstrated. This process consists of an initial aldol reaction catalyzed by readily available L-histidine followed by biotransformation of the aldol adduct by an alcohol dehydrogenase without the need for intermediate isolation. Employing the industrially Attractive starting material isobutanal, a chemoenzymatic three-step process without intermediate purification is established allowing the synthesis of (R)-pantolactone in an overall yield of 55% (three steps) and high enantiomeric excess of 95%.
Catalyst Repurposing Sequential Catalysis by Harnessing Regenerated Prolinamide Organocatalysts as Transfer Hydrogenation Ligands
作者:Frederic Bourgeois、Jonathan A. Medlock、Werner Bonrath、Christof Sparr
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.9b04033
日期:2020.1.3
A catalyst repurposing strategy based on a sequential aldol addition and transferhydrogenation giving access to enantiomerically enriched α-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactones is described. The combination of a stereoselective, organocatalytic step, followed by an efficient catalytic aldehydereduction induces an ensuing lactonization to provide enantioenriched butyrolactones from readily available starting
Stereoselectivities of Histidine-Catalyzed Asymmetric Aldol Additions and Contrasts with Proline Catalysis: A Quantum Mechanical Analysis
作者:Yu-hong Lam、K. N. Houk、Ulf Scheffler、Rainer Mahrwald
DOI:10.1021/ja2118392
日期:2012.4.11
Quantum mechanical calculations reveal the origin of diastereo- and enantioselectivities of aldol reactions between aldehydes catalyzed by histidine, and differences between related reactions catalyzed by proline. A stereochemical model that explains both the sense and the high levels of the experimentally observed stereoselectivity is proposed. The computations suggest that both the imidazolium and the carboxylic acid functionalities of histidine are viable hydrogen-bond donors that can stabilize the cyclic aldolization transition state. The stereoselectivity is proposed to arise from minimization of gauche interactions around the forming C-C bond.