Stereoselective synthesis of novel benzoins catalysed by benzaldehyde lyase in a gel-stabilised two-phase system
作者:Tanja Hischer、Dörte Gocke、María Fernández、Pilar Hoyos、Andrés R. Alcántara、José V. Sinisterra、Winfried Hartmeier、Marion B. Ansorge-Schumacher
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2005.05.082
日期:2005.8
Asymmetric benzoin condensation was performed using recombinant benzaldehyde lyase (BAL) from Pseudomonas fluorescens Biovar I. To enable the conversion of hydrophobic substrates, the enzyme was entrapped in polyvinyl alcohol and suspended in hexane. Compared to the reported application of the biocatalyst in an aqueous phase containing 20% DMSO, the productivity of the resulting gel-stabilised two-phase system was 3-fold better. The entrapment process had an efficiency of > 90%, no enzyme or cofactor was lost during reaction or storage. The entrapped enzyme was stable in hexane for 1 week at 4 degrees C and more than 1 month at -20 degrees C. Without preceding optimisation the novel benzoins (R)-1,2-di(3-furanyl)-2-hydroxyethanone, (R)-2-hydroxy-1,2-di(3-thienyl) ethanone, (R)-1,2-di(4-ethoxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyethanone, (R)-1,2-di(3-ethoxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyethanone, (R)-2-hydroxy-1,2-di(3-tolyl)ethanone, and (R)-1,2-di(benzofuran-2-yl)-2-hydroxyethanone were prepared with yields up to 31.8% and enantiomeric excess > 99%. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.