生物催化不对称合成β-羟基酸衍生物

手性β-羟基酸及其衍生物是应用化工和有机合成的关键中间体.生物催化的不对称合成方法以其绿色环保、简洁高效及高立体选择性已成为一个新兴的研究热点.本文较系统地总结了生物催化不对称合成β-羟基酸及其衍生物的研究工作,重点介绍了脂肪酶、腈代谢酶及还原酶在合成手性β-羟基酸衍生物中的应用.最后,展望了生物催化不对称合成β-羟基酸的发展方向.     

亮点介绍

手性路易斯碱催化的α-乙酰氧基-β-烯胺酯的不对称氢化硅烷化反应:光学活性α-羟基-β-氨基酸衍生物的合成Angew.Chem.Int.Ed.2011,50,7304～7307光学活性的α-羟基-β-氨基酸片段广泛存在于天然产物以及生理活性物质中,是一类非常重要的化合物,其中最具代表性的就是紫杉醇侧链及其类似物.因此,光学活性α-羟基-β-氨基酸衍生物的合成引起了广泛而持久的兴趣,多年来众多研究小组发展了多种高效、高选择性的合成方法.最近,中国科学院成都有机化学研究所张晓梅等设计了一类α-乙酰氧基-β-烯胺酯底物1,并以新型路易斯碱催化剂2催化其不对称氢化硅烷化反应,以较高的对映选择     

β-羟基酸酯合成方法的研究进展

综述了近几年来合成β-羟基酸酯的方法,特别是手性β-羟基酸酯的不对称合成,并展望了该领域的研究前景。     

β-氨基膦酸(酯)和亚膦酸(酯)不对称合成

具有光学活性的β-氨基膦酸和亚膦酸是β-氨基酸的含磷类似物,具有广泛的生物和药物活性.本文综述了使用手性辅基诱导、酶手性拆分和手性催化剂催化3种方法不对称合成光学活性β-氨基膦酸(酯)和亚膦酸(酯)的研究进展.     

有机小分子催化的不对称Strecker反应研究进展

有机小分子催化的不对称合成反应是目前研究最为活跃的领域之一. 不对称Strecker反应是合成光学活性α-氨基酸衍生物的有效手段. 目前报道的催化不对称Strecker反应的有机催化剂主要有手性胍类、手性(硫)脲衍生物、氮-氧偶极化合物、手性Brønsted酸等, 取得了良好的催化活性和对映选择性. 对各类有机小分子催化剂在有机催化不对称Strecker反应中的应用研究进展, 以及催化剂结构与反应条件对催化活性和不对称诱导作用的影响进行了简要评述.     

有机催化不对称Mannich反应

有机催化的不对称合成反应是目前研究最为活跃的领域之一.不对称Mannich反应是合成光学活性β-氨基羰基化合物的有效手段.目前报道的催化不对称Mannich反应的有机催化剂主要有脯氨酸及其衍生物、手性磷酸、手性(硫)脲和金鸡纳碱衍生物等,取得了良好的催化活性和对映选择性.本文评述了各类有机催化剂在有机催化不对称Mannich反应中的应用研究进展,以及不对称诱导反应的机理、催化剂分子结构及反应条件对其催化活性和不对称诱导作用的影响.     

手性亚砜合成*

手性亚砜及其衍生物广泛作为重要手性中间体和辅剂、手性配体和催化剂、手性药物。手性亚砜可以采用生物方法和化学方法来合成,化学方法包括手性辅剂诱导、手性氧化剂氧化、手性拆分和不对称催化等。本文简要综述了手性亚砜的各种用途和各种合成方法的研究进展,主要介绍了钛和钒催化的不对称硫醚氧化反应,也介绍了作者最近在钒催化的不对称硫醚氧化反应方面所做的研究工作。     

钌催化β-酮酸酯不对称氢化反应的研究进展

钌催化β-酮酸酯不对称氢化反应是合成手性β-羟基酯的重要方法之一.综述了近十年来钌催化β-酮酸酯不对称氢化反应的研究进展,重点讨论了手性配体、底物结构、溶剂和添加剂等因素对均相不对称氢化反应的影响以及载体材料和助剂等因素对多相不对称氢化反应的影响.     

有机催化不对称[4+2]环加成反应*

有机催化不对称合成反应是目前国内外研究最为活跃的领域之一。不对称[4+2]环加成（Diels-Alder）反应是合成光学活性环状化合物的有效手段,目前报道的催化不对称Diels-Alder反应的有机催化剂主要有手性咪唑啉酮、手性Br?nsted酸、手性伯胺、金鸡纳碱衍生物等。本文对各类有机催化剂在有机催化不对称Diels-Alder反应中的应用研究进展,以及不对称诱导反应的机理进行了评述。     

手性方酸衍生物的合成及在前手性酮的不对称催化还原反应中的应用研究进展

本文评述手性方酸衍生物的研究进展，包括多个系列的新型手性方酰化氨基醇及氨基酸配体的设计合成以及它们在前手性单酮和二酮的不对称催化还原反应中的应用。     

Copper-catalyzed intramolecular redox reaction: Asymmetric synthesis of chiral 2-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)-mandelic acid esters

An efficient approach to chiral α-hydroxy acid esters by Lewis acid-mediated asymmetric [1,5]-hydride shift and isomerization of 2-(3-pyrroline-1-yl)arylketone acid ester has been achieved in up to 96% yield and 94% ee. This protocol would be applied in the synthesis of chiral α-hydroxy acid derivatives with simplicity and high enantioselectivity.     

Facile synthesis of α-hydroxy carboxylic acids from the corresponding α-amino acids

An effective and improved procedure is developed for the synthesis of α-hydroxy carboxylic acids by treatment of the corresponding protonated α-amino acid with tert-butyl nitrite in 1,4-dioxane–water. The amino moiety must be protonated and located α to a carboxylic acid function in order to undergo initial diazotization and successive hydroxylation, since neither β-amino acids nor acid derivatives such as esters and amides undergo hydroxylations. The method is successfully applied for the synthesis of 18 proteinogenic amino acids.     

Engineered C–N Lyase: Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Synthons for Artificial Dipeptide Sweeteners

Aspartic acid derivatives with branched N-alkyl or N-arylalkyl substituents are valuable precursors to artificial dipeptide sweeteners such as neotame and advantame. The development of a biocatalyst to synthesize these compounds in a single asymmetric step is an as yet unmet challenge. Reported here is an enantioselective biocatalytic synthesis of various difficult N-substituted aspartic acids, including N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-l -aspartic acid and N-[3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)propyl]-l -aspartic acid, precursors to neotame and advantame, respectively, using an engineered variant of ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid (EDDS) lyase from Chelativorans sp. BNC1. This engineered C–N lyase (mutant D290M/Y320M) displayed a remarkable 1140-fold increase in activity for the selective hydroamination of fumarate compared to that of the wild-type enzyme. These results present new opportunities to develop practical multienzymatic processes for the more sustainable and step-economic synthesis of an important class of food additives.     

Catalytic Asymmetric 1,2‐Addition of α‐Isothiocyanato Phosphonates: Synthesis of Chiral β‐Hydroxy‐ or β‐Amino‐Substituted α‐Amino Phosphonic Acid Derivatives

α‐Amino phosphonic acid derivatives are considered to be the most important structural analogues of α‐amino acids and have a very wide range of applications. However, approaches for the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of such useful compounds are very limited. In this work, simple, efficient, and versatile organocatalytic asymmetric 1,2‐addition reactions of α‐isothiocyanato phosphonate were developed. Through these processes, derivatives of β‐hydroxy‐α‐amino phosphonic acid and α,β‐diamino phosphonic acid, as well as highly functionalized phosphonate‐substituted spirooxindole, can be efficiently constructed (up to 99 % yield, d.r. >20:1, and >99 % ee). This novel method provides a new route for the enantioselective functionalization of α‐phosphonic acid derivatives.     

Enantioselective synthesis of hydroxy-substituted α-methyl-α-amino acids using Al and Mn derivatives of cyclo-(L-Ala-L-AIa) bis-Iactim ethers

Aluminum and manganese derivatives of lithiated bis-lactim ethers of cyclo-(L-Ala-L-Ala) were used for the enantioselective synthesis of -hydroxy and polyhydroxy -amino acids of the 2-methyIserine series. A new variant of the synthesis of these acids via 3-acyl-2, 5-dialkoxy-3, 6-dimethyl-3, 6-dihydropyrazines is proposed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 590–595, March, 1993.     

Engineered C–N Lyase: Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Synthons for Artificial Dipeptide Sweeteners

Aspartic acid derivatives with branched N‐alkyl or N‐arylalkyl substituents are valuable precursors to artificial dipeptide sweeteners such as neotame and advantame. The development of a biocatalyst to synthesize these compounds in a single asymmetric step is an as yet unmet challenge. Reported here is an enantioselective biocatalytic synthesis of various difficult N‐substituted aspartic acids, including N‐(3,3‐dimethylbutyl)‐l ‐aspartic acid and N‐[3‐(3‐hydroxy‐4‐methoxyphenyl)propyl]‐l ‐aspartic acid, precursors to neotame and advantame, respectively, using an engineered variant of ethylenediamine‐N,N′‐disuccinic acid (EDDS) lyase from Chelativorans sp. BNC1. This engineered C–N lyase (mutant D290M/Y320M) displayed a remarkable 1140‐fold increase in activity for the selective hydroamination of fumarate compared to that of the wild‐type enzyme. These results present new opportunities to develop practical multienzymatic processes for the more sustainable and step‐economic synthesis of an important class of food additives.     

New chiral phase-transfer catalysts possessing a 6,6′-bridged ring on the biphenyl unit: application to the synthesis of α,α-dialkyl-α-amino acids

A new chiral phase-transfer catalyst possessing a 6,6′-bridged ring on the biphenyl unit has been developed for the practical synthesis of α,α-dialkyl-α-amino acids. This catalyst shows very high activity for the asymmetric alkylation of an alanine derivative to give α,α-dialkyl-α-amino acid derivatives with high enantioselectivities.     

Recent topics in the syntheses of β-keto carboxylic acids and the derivatives

β-Keto carboxylic acids are key intermediates in organic syntheses, used for the development of fine chemicals, natural products, and various biologically relevant molecules. Their utilities stem from the structural features and facile bond formations, e.g., asymmetric reduction of carbonyl groups for the synthesis of β-hydroxy carboxylic acids and conjugated addition reactions through decarboxylative enolate nucleophiles, which utilize the amphiphilic reactivity of β-keto carboxylic acids. Despite their versatility and utilities, development of efficient and straightforward synthetic methods for β-keto carboxylic acids has not attracted considerable attention owing to their instability. As efficient synthetic strategies for β-keto carboxylic acids and their derivatives, reactions of α-diazoesters, acylation of malonate anions, cross-coupling reactions, and CO₂ insertion reactions are summarized in this review.     

Highly Stereoselective Aldol Reactions by Memory of Chirality: Synthesis of Quaternary β-Hydroxy α-Amino Acids

We describe here an asymmetric aldol reaction based on the principle of Memory of Chirality. From α-amino acids such as leucine and methionine, we have synthesized in two steps quaternary α-amino acid derivatives with high diastereoselectivity and enantioselectivity, using the chirality of the initial α-amino acid as the only chirality source. Furthermore, we were able to determine the relative and absolute configurations of the aldol products thanks to crystallographic structures and thus showed that the relative configuration depended on the aldehyde employed. We proposed a stereoselectivity explanation and obtained also quaternary β-hydroxy α-amino acids after acidic hydrolysis.     

Deracemisation of aryl substituted α-hydroxy esters using Candida parapsilosis ATCC 7330: effect of substrate structure and mechanism

Candida parapsilosis ATCC 7330 was found to be an efficient biocatalyst for the deracemisation of aryl α-hydroxy esters (65–85% yield and 90–99% ee). A variety of aryl and aryl substituted α-hydroxy esters were synthesized to reflect steric and electronic effects on biocatalytic deracemisation. The mechanism of this biocatalytic deracemisation was found to be stereoinversion.