Reaction of p-tolyl alpha-lithio-beta-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl sulfoxide with alpha,beta-unsaturated esters gave the conjugate addition products as a single diastereomer. The intermediate enolates were subsequently trapped with various alkyl halides or aldehydes to give the products with extremely high stereoselectivity. The reaction with alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones also proceeded with high diastereoselectivity
Studies on the chemoenzymatic synthesis of 3-phenyl-GABA and 4-phenyl-pyrrolid-2-one: the influence of donor of the alkoxy group on enantioselective esterification
A new chemoenzymatic method for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure 3-phenyl-gamma-aminobutyric acid 1 and 4-phenyl-pyrrolid-2-one 9 based on the enzymatic kinetic resolution of 3-phenyl-4-pentenoic acid 2 is described herein. Enzymatic resolution of the racemic substrate provided products with good enantiselectivity upon esterification. In these reactions, a new class of alkoxy group donor-orthoesters, acetals and ketals were used. The best results of the enzymatic kinetic resolution were obtained for triethyl orthoacetate in toluene solvent. Crown Copyright (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The studies on chemoenzymatic synthesis of Femoxetine
The studies on enzymatic kinetic resolution of 3-phenyl-4-pentenoic acid esters were performed. The obtained results demonstrated that the careful choice of biocatalyst and a reaction type are very important for successful enzymatic kinetic resolution. Kinetic resolution provides 3-phenyl-4-pentenoic acid (1) with good enantioselectivity upon esterification. That product was used as a substrate for formal synthesis of two biologically relevant compounds Femoxetine and LG 121071. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.