Enzymatic preparation of (S)-3-amino-3-(o-tolyl)propanoic acid, a key intermediate for the construction of Cathepsin inhibitors
作者:Enikő Forró、Gábor Tasnádi、Ferenc Fülöp
DOI:10.1016/j.molcatb.2013.04.001
日期:2013.9
Enantiomerically pure (S)-3-amino-3-(o-tolyl)propanoic acid [(S)-6], identified as the preferred enantiomeric form for the construction of novel beta-amino acid derivatives as inhibitors of Cathepsin, was prepared through both indirect and direct enzymatic strategies. Resolution of hydroxymethylated beta-lactam (+/-)-1 through Burkholderia cepacia lipase PSIM-catalysed R-selective butyrylation (E > 200) was first carried out in t-BuOMe. Treatment of the unreacted (S)-1 with 18% HCl then furnished the desired (S)-6 center dot HCl. Next, Candida antarctica lipase B catalysed the ring cleavage of racemic 4-(o-tolyl)azetidin-2-one [(+/-)-2] with excellent R enantioselectivity (E > 200), either in t-BuOMe with added H2O as nucleophile or in H2O at 60 degrees C. Hydrolysis of the less reactive beta-lactam enantiomer [(S)-2] with 18% HCl afforded (S)-6 center dot HCl. A direct enzymatic route to enantiomeric (S)-6 was finally optimized through the lipase PSIM-catalysed S-enantioselective (E>200) hydrolysis of racemic ethyl 3-amino-3-(o-tolyl)propanoate [(+/-)-3] in t-BuOMe with added H2O at 45 degrees C or in H2O at 3 degrees C. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.