In the presence of samarium diiodide (SmI2) in THF, chloromethyl sulfides reacted with carbonyl compounds to give β-hydroxythioethers under mild and neutral conditions in moderate to good yields.
Chemoenzymatic Cascades for the Enantioselective Synthesis of β‐Hydroxysulfides Bearing a Stereocentre at the C−O or C−S Bond by Ketoreductases
作者:Fei Zhao、Kate Lauder、Siyu Liu、James D. Finnigan、Simon B. R. Charnock、Simon J. Charnock、Daniele Castagnolo
DOI:10.1002/anie.202202363
日期:2022.8
Four ketoreductases (KREDs) were identified for the enantioselectivesynthesis of β-hydroxysulfides. KRED311 and KRED349 catalyse the synthesis of β-hydroxysulfides bearing a stereocentre at the C−Obond with opposite absolute configurations via chemoenzymaticcascades from thiophenols/thiols and α-haloketones/alcohols. KRED253 and KRED384 catalyse the synthesis of β-hydroxysulfides bearing a stereocentre