作者:John E. Gavagan、Susan K. Fager、Robert D. Fallon、Patrick W. Folsom、Frank E. Herkes、Amy Eisenberg、Eugenia C. Hann、Robert DiCosimo
DOI:10.1021/jo9804386
日期:1998.7.1
Five- and six-membered ring lactams have been prepared by first converting an aliphatic alpha,omega-dinitrile to an omega-cyanocarboxylic acid ammonium salt, using a microbial cell catalyst having an aliphatic nitrilase activity (Acidovorax: facilis 72W, ATCC 55746) or a combination of nitrile hydratase and amidase activities (Comamonas testosteroni 5-MGAM-4D, ATCC 55744). The omega-cyanocarboxylic acid ammonium salt was then directly converted to the corresponding lactam by hydrogenation in aqueous solution, without isolation of the intermediate omega-cyanocarboxylic acid or omega-aminocarboxylic acid. Only one of two possible lactam products was produced from alpha-alkyl-substituted alpha,omega-dinitriles, where the nitrilase of A. facilis 72W regioselectively hydrolyzed only the omega-cyano group to produce a single cyanocarboxylic acid ammonium salt in greater than 98% yield.