Asymmetric Synthesis of
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‐Substituted α‐Amino Esters from α‐Ketoesters via Imine Reductase‐Catalyzed Reductive Amination
作者:Peiyuan Yao、James R. Marshall、Zefei Xu、Jesmine Lim、Simon J. Charnock、Dunming Zhu、Nicholas J. Turner
DOI:10.1002/anie.202016589
日期:2021.4.12
N‐Substituted α‐amino esters are widely used as chiral intermediates in a range of pharmaceuticals. Here we report the enantioselective biocatalyic synthesis of N‐substituted α‐amino esters through the direct reductive coupling of α‐ketoesters and amines employing sequence diverse metagenomic imine reductases (IREDs). Both enantiomers of N‐substituted α‐amino esters were obtained with high conversion