Nitrile Biotransformations for the Synthesis of Highly Enantioenriched β-Hydroxy and β-Amino Acid and Amide Derivatives: A General and Simple but Powerful and Efficient Benzyl Protection Strategy To Increase Enantioselectivity of the Amidase
摘要:
Biotransformations of a number of racemic beta-hydroxy and beta-amino nitrile derivatives were studied using Rhodococcus erythropolis AJ270, the nitrile hydratase and amidase-containing microbial whole cell catalyst, under very mild conditions. The overall enantioselectivity of nitrile biotransformations was governed predominantly by the amidase whose enantioselectivity was switched on remarkably by an O- and a N-benzyl protection group of the Substrates. While biotransformations of beta-hydroxy and beta-amino alkanenitriles gave low yields of amide and acid products of very low enantiomeric purity, introduction of a simple benzyl protection group on the beta-hydroxy and beta-amino of nitrile substrates led to the formation of highly enantioenriched beta-benzyloxy and beta-benzylamino amides and acids in almost quantitative yield. The easy protection and deprotection operations, high chemical yield, and excellent enantioselectivity render the nitrile biotransformation a useful protocol in the synthesis of enantiopure beta-hydroxy and beta-amino acids.
PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CHIRAL 3-HYDROXY PYRROLIDINE COMPOUND AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF HAVING HIGH OPTICAL PURITY
申请人:RStech Corporation
公开号:EP1926709A1
公开(公告)日:2008-06-04
EP1926709A4
申请人:——
公开号:EP1926709A4
公开(公告)日:2009-06-24
[EN] PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CHIRAL 3-HYDROXY PYRROLIDINE COMPOUND AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF HAVING HIGH OPTICAL PURITY<br/>[FR] PROCÉDÉ DE SYNTHÈSE D'UN COMPOSÉ CHIRAL DE TYPE 3-HYDROXYPYRROLIDINE ET DE DÉRIVÉS DUDIT COMPOSÉ DE PURETÉ OPTIQUE ÉLEVÉE
申请人:RSTECH CORP
公开号:WO2007024113A1
公开(公告)日:2007-03-01
[EN] The present invention relates to an effective process for the preparation of optically pure chiral 3-hydroxypyrrolidine or derivatives thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to an efficient process for the preparation of chiral 3-hydroxypyrrolidine or derivatives thereof, comprised of introducing a suitable protecting group to the starting material 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyronitrile. Introduction of the hydroxy-protecting group provides advantages: efficient prevention of formation of side products, enhanced performance of the reduction of the nitrile group of the starting material, and enhanced performance of in-situ in¬ tramolecular cyclization. The chiral 3-hydroxypyrrolidine compound is produced in high yield and with high purity. [FR] La présente invention concerne un procédé efficace de synthèse de 3-hydroxypyrrolidine chirale optiquement pure ou de dérivés de ce composé. Plus particulièrement, la présente invention concerne un procédé efficace de synthèse de 3-hydroxypyrrolidine chirale ou de dérivés de ce composé, constitué de l'introduction d'un groupement protecteur adapté au niveau du produit de départ, le 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyronitrile. L'introduction du groupement protecteur de fonction hydroxy confère des avantages : inhibition efficace de la formation de sous-produits, performance améliorée de la réduction du groupement nitrile du produit de départ, et performance améliorée de la cyclisation intramoléculaire in situ. Le composé de type 3-hydroxypyrrolidine chirale est obtenu avec un rendement élevé et une pureté élevée.