Enantioselective microbial reduction of 2-oxo-2-(1′,2′,3′,4′-tetrahydro-1′,1′,4′,4′-tetramethyl-6′-naphthalenyl)acetic acid and its ethyl ester
作者:Ramesh N Patel、Linda Chu、Ramakrishna Chidambaram、Jason Zhu、Joydeep Kant
DOI:10.1016/s0957-4166(02)00109-x
日期:2002.3
The chiral ester ethyl (2R)-hydroxy-2-(1',2',3',4'-tetrahydro-1',1',4',4'-tetramethyl-6'-naphthalenyl) acetate 2 and the corresponding acid 4 were prepared as intermediates in the synthesis of the retinoic acid receptor gamma-specific agonist (R)-3-fluoro-4-[[hydroxy(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)acety]amino]benzoic acid 7. Enantioselective reduction of ethyl 2-oxo-2-(1',2',3',4'-tetrahydro-1'.1',4',4'-tetramethyl-6'-naphthalenyl)acetate 1 to alcohol 2 was carried out using Aureobasidium pullulans SC 13849 in 98% yield and with an enantiomeric excess (e.e.) of 96%. Among microorganisms screened for the reduction of 2-oxo-2-(1',2',3',4'-tetrahydro-1',1',4',4'-tetramethyl-6'-naphthalenyl)acetic acid 3 to hydroxy acid 4. Candida maltosa SC 16112 and two strains of Candida utilis (SC 13983, SC 1394) gave reaction yields of >53% with e.e.s. of >96%. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd, All rights reserved.