AbstractEnyzmatic amidation of the primary amines β‐alanine ethyl ester and 3‐aminopropionitrile with methyl laurate by means of immobilized lipase (Candida antarctica lipase, CAL) resulted in the formation in good yield of N‐lauroyl‐β‐alanine ethyl ester and 3‐(N‐lauroylamino)‐propionitrile, respectively. When 3‐amino‐propionitrile was used as substrate, diisopropyl ether was a suitable solvent. Changing the reaction temperature (12–80°C) did not affect the yields, and room temperature was a suitable temperature for this reaction. In the investigation of reaction conditions, the use of equimolar amounts (5 mmol) of substrate and ester, along with 0.5 g of CAL, in diisopropyl ether gave the best yield (99.3%) after 24 h of incubation at 24°C. The enzyme activity in the amidation reaction did not decrease even after six uses. With β‐alanine ethyl ester hydrochloride as substrate, diisopropyl ether was unsuited as a solvent owing to the low solubility of the substrate in this solvent.In this reaction, the best yield (82.0%) was attained by using dioxane as solvent. CAL achieved higher extents of amide synthesis with long‐chain than with short‐chain ester substrates. The enzyme accepted only nonbulky primary amines as substrates.
Processes for the preparation of N-(long-chain acyl)amino acid and salt
申请人:Kao Corporation
公开号:US05646317A1
公开(公告)日:1997-07-08
To provide processes suitable for industrial production by which high-purity N-(long-chain acyl)amino acid and salt thereof can be prepared from inexpensive raw materials. An alkyl ester of a fatty acid (2) is reacted with an aminonitrile (3) in the presence of a basic catalyst to form an amidonitrile (1), the amidonitrile (1) is hydrolyzed into an N-(long-chain acyl)amino acid salt (4) in the presence of a basic substance, the pH of the resulting aqueous solution is adjusted to a pH from 1 to 5 with a mineral acid to form an N-(long-chain acyl)amino acid (5), and this amino acid is recovered. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 CO-- represents a fatty acid residue having 8 to 22 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R.sup.3 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R.sup.4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and M represents a monovalent cation.
Processes for the preparation of N-(long-chain acyl)amino acid and salt thereof, and intermediate amidonitrile and process for the preparation thereof
申请人:Kao Corporation
公开号:EP0649836A1
公开(公告)日:1995-04-26
To provide processes suitable for industrial production by which high-purity N-(long-chain acyl)amino acid and salt thereof can be prepared from inexpensive raw materials.
An alkyl ester of a fatty acid (2) is reacted with an aminonitrile (3) in the presence of a basic catalyst to form an amidonitrile (1), the amidonitrile (1) is hydrolyzed into an N-(long-chain acyl)amino acid salt (4) in the presence of a basic substance, the pH of the resulting aqueous solution is adjusted to a pH from 1 to 5 with a mineral acid to form an N-(long-chain acyl)amino acid (5), and this amino acid is recovered.
wherein R¹CO- represents a fatty acid residue having 8 to 22 carbon atoms; R² represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R³ represents an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R⁴ represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and M represents a monovalent cation.