Evaluation of Several Routes to Advanced Pregabalin Intermediates: Synthesis and Enantioselective Enzymatic Reduction Using Ene-Reductases
作者:Sébastien Debarge、Paul McDaid、Pat O’Neill、James Frahill、John W. Wong、Donncha Carr、Adam Burrell、Simon Davies、Mike Karmilowicz、Jeremy Steflik
DOI:10.1021/op4002774
日期:2014.1.17
This publication describes the evaluation of four synthetic routes to the advanced pregabalin (Lyrica) intermediate 7. Asymmetric reduction of (E)-7 with an ene-reductase (OPR1 from Lycopersicon esculentum) gave a saturated cyanoester intermediate 5 with the desired S stereocenter in >99% ee. OPR1 also catalyzed the reduction of (Z)-7 to (S)-5, but with lower conversion and selectivity.