Enantioenriched ω-bromocyanohydrin derivatives. Improved selectivity by combination of two chiral catalysts
摘要:
Highly enantioenriched (R)-4-bromo-1-cyanobutyl acetate and (R)-5-bromo-1-cyanopentyl acetate were prepared by acetylcyanation of 4-bromobutanal and 5-bromopentanal, respectively, catalyzed by (S,S)-[(4,6-bis(t-butyl)salen)Ti(mu-O)](2) and triethylamine followed by enzymatic hydrolysis of the minor enantiomer. A cyclic procedure employing the same two chiral catalysts provided inferior results due to a slowly reached steady state and, in reactions with the former substrate, to ring-closure of the free cyanohydrin formed as an intermediate in the reaction. Hydrolysis of the acylated cyanohydrins followed by AgClO4-promoted cyclization provided (R)-2-cyanotetrahydrofuran and (R)-2-cyanotetrahydropyran in essentially enantiopure form. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Optically active (S)-ketone- and (R)-aldehyde-cyanohydrins via an (R)-oxynitrifase-catalysed transcyanation. Chemoenzymatic syntheses of 2-cyanotetrahydrofuran and 2-cyanotetrahydropyran
(R)-Oxynitrilase catalyses the enantioselective decyanation of racemic ketone cyanohydrins and the enantioselective addition of HCN to ω-bromoaldehydes in one step.
Highly enantioenriched (R)-4-bromo-1-cyanobutyl acetate and (R)-5-bromo-1-cyanopentyl acetate were prepared by acetylcyanation of 4-bromobutanal and 5-bromopentanal, respectively, catalyzed by (S,S)-[(4,6-bis(t-butyl)salen)Ti(mu-O)](2) and triethylamine followed by enzymatic hydrolysis of the minor enantiomer. A cyclic procedure employing the same two chiral catalysts provided inferior results due to a slowly reached steady state and, in reactions with the former substrate, to ring-closure of the free cyanohydrin formed as an intermediate in the reaction. Hydrolysis of the acylated cyanohydrins followed by AgClO4-promoted cyclization provided (R)-2-cyanotetrahydrofuran and (R)-2-cyanotetrahydropyran in essentially enantiopure form. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.