Chemoenzymatic synthesis of boron-containing chiral amines and amides

The first application of lipases as catalysts to obtain optically active boron-containing amines and amides is described. We studied several reaction conditions to achieve the kinetic resolution of boron-containing amines via enantioselective acylation mediated by Candida antarctica lipase B (CAL-B). Excellent enantioselectivity (E >200) and high enantiomeric excess (up to >99%) of both the remaining amines and amides were obtained.     

Efficient kinetic resolution of amino acids catalyzed by lipase AS ‘Amano’ via cleavage of an amide bond

Herein the efficient kinetic resolution of non-natural alpha-amino acids catalyzed by lipase AS ‘Amano’ via cleaving the amide bond is reported. The starting materials were the corresponding amino acid amides and the amino acids were generated with ees of up to 99% with E values of >600. These results indicated that the lipase AS ‘Amano’ could be a powerful amide hydrolase for the kinetic resolution of amino acid starting from the corresponding amino acid amides.     

Enzymatic and chiral HPLC resolution of α-azido acids and amides

For the first time, enzymatic resolution of α-azido acid amides has been successfully demonstrated with high yields and enantiomeric excess. In one case dynamic kinetic resolution was achieved leading to more than 50% yield of the enantiomerically pure azido acid. Chiral HPLC was also used to separate racemic α-azido acids and the separation process was automated. Two routes to enantiopure α-azido acid building blocks for solid-phase peptide synthesis have, therefore, been established.     

Kinetic resolution and chemoenzymatic dynamic kinetic resolution of functionalized gamma-hydroxy amides

[reaction: see text] An efficient kinetic resolution of racemic gamma-hydroxy amides 1 was performed via Pseudomas cepacia lipase (PS-C)-catalyzed transesterification. The enzyme PS-C tolerates both variation in the chain length and different functionalities giving good to high enantioselectivity (E values of up to >250). The combination of enzymatic kinetic resolution with a ruthenium-catalyzed racemization led to a dynamic kinetic resolution. The use of 2,4-dimethyl-3-pentanol as a hydrogen source to suppress ketone formation in the dynamic kinetic resolution yields the corresponding acetates in good yield and good to high enantioselectivity (ee's up to 98%). The synthetic utility of this procedure was illustrated by the practical synthesis of the versatile intermediate gamma-lactone (R)-5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2-one.     

First dynamic kinetic resolution of selenium-containing chiral amines catalyzed by palladium (Pd/BaSO4) and Candida antartica lipase (CAL-B)

An efficient method for chemoenzymatic dynamic kinetic resolution of selenium-containing chiral amines (organoselenium-1-phenylethanamines) has been developed, leading to the corresponding amides in excellent enantioselectivities and high isolated yields. This one-pot procedure employs two different types of catalysts: Pd on barium sulphate (Pd/BaSO₄) as racemization catalyst and lipase (CAL-B) as the resolution catalyst.     

Investigation of site selectivity of the stereoselective deprotonation of cyclohexene oxide using kinetic resolution of isotopic enantiomers in natural abundance

Stereoselective deprotonation of epoxides with lithium amides can occur by abstraction of protons from more than one site. The site selectivity of the deprotonation of cyclohexene oxide by several chiral and achiral lithium amides has been investigated. ²H NMR has been used to measure the relative abundances of the isotopomers of the epoxide containing one deuterium. An isotopic stereoisomer, with deuterium in the site undergoing abstraction, reacts slower than its enantiomer and other isotopomers having protium in the same site due to a kinetic isotope effect. This results in a kinetic resolution yielding a relative excess of the less reactive isotopic stereoisomer. Thus, the relative abundance of such an enantiomer increases when compared with those having protium at the site in question as the reaction proceeds. It can be concluded that deprotonation of cyclohexene oxide using some chiral- and non-chiral lithium amides occurs by β_syn-deprotonation.     

Synthesis of enantiomers of 6-nitro- and 6-amino-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines

Enantiomers of 2-methyl-6-nitro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline have been obtained by kinetic resolution of racemic 2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline in acylation with acyl chlorides of N-protected amino acids followed by regioselective nitration of the diastereoisomeric amides and acidic hydrolysis. The introduction of a trifluoroacetyl protecting group into the position 1 of the enantio pure nitro compound followed by the reduction led to (S)-6-amino-2-methyl-1-trifluoroacetyl-1,2,3,4-tetra-hydroquinoline in a high yield.     

Platinum-catalyzed selective hydration of hindered nitriles and nitriles with acid- or base-sensitive groups

Hindered tertiary nitriles can be hydrolyzed under neutral and mild conditions to the corresponding amides using platinum(II) catalysts with dimethylphosphine oxide or other secondary phosphine oxides (SPOs, phosphinous acids) as ligands. We have found that this procedure also works well for nitriles with acid- or base-sensitive groups, which is unprecedented in terms of yield and selectivity. The catalyst loading can be as low as 0.5 mol %. Amides are isolated as the only product in high yield, and no further hydrolysis to the corresponding acids takes place. Reactions are carried out at 80 degrees C but take place even at room temperature. When enantiopure secondary phosphine oxide ligands are used in the hydrolysis of racemic nitriles, no kinetic resolution is observed, presumably due to racemization of the ligand during the reaction.     

Parallel kinetic resolution of tert-butyl (RS)-3-alkyl-cyclopentene-1-carboxylates for the asymmetric synthesis of 3-alkyl-cispentacin derivatives

The double mutual kinetic resolution of tert-butyl (RS)-3-benzyl-cyclopentene-1-carboxylate with a 50 : 50 mixture of lithium (RS)-N-benzyl-N-alpha-methylbenzylamide and lithium (RS)-N-3,4-dimethoxybenzyl-N-alpha-methylbenzylamide gives, after protonation with 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, a 50 : 50 mixture of the readily separable N-benzyl-(1SR,2RS,3RS,alphaRS)- and N-3,4-dimethoxybenzyl-(1SR,2RS,3RS,alphaRS)-beta-amino esters in >98% de in each case. This product distribution indicates that these amides react at very similar rates and with no mutual interference to furnish readily separable products, and are thus ideal for parallel kinetic resolution. The efficient parallel kinetic resolution (E > 65) of a range of tert-butyl (RS)-3-alkyl-cyclopentene-1-carboxylates with a pseudoenantiomeric mixture of homochiral lithium (S)-N-benzyl-N-alpha-methylbenzylamide and lithium (R)-N-3,4-dimethoxybenzyl-N-alpha-methylbenzylamide gives, after separation and N-deprotection, a range of carboxylate protected 3-alkyl-cispentacin derivatives in >98% de and >95% ee.     

Hydrogen‐Bond‐Enabled Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Axially Chiral Amides Mediated by a Chiral Counterion

Non‐biaryl atropisomers are valuable in medicine, materials, and catalysis, but their enantioselective synthesis remains a challenge. Herein, a counterion‐mediated O‐alkylation method for the generation of atropisomeric amides with an er up to 99:1 is outlined. This dynamic kinetic resolution is enabled by the observation that the rate of racemization of atropisomeric naphthamides is significantly increased by the presence of an intramolecular O?H???NCO hydrogen bond. Upon O‐alkylation of the H‐bond donor, the barrier to rotation is significantly increased. Quantum calculations demonstrate that the intramolecular H‐bond reduces the rotational barrier about the aryl–amide bond, stabilizing the planar transition state for racemization by approximately 40 kJ mol^?1, thereby facilitating the observed dynamic kinetic resolution.     

Role of secondary structure in the asymmetric acylation reaction catalyzed by peptides based on chiral C alpha-tetrasubstituted alpha-amino acids

In a recent series of papers, Miller and co-workers were able to show that His(pi-Me)-based, terminally protected peptides are potent catalysts of the asymmetric acyl transfer reaction, useful for the kinetic resolution of alcohols. In a structure-supporting solvent, one of the most active compounds, an Aib-containing tetrapeptide, is folded in a doubly intramolecularly H-bonded beta-hairpin motif incorporating a type-II' beta-turn conformation. In this work, we have expanded the study of the Miller tetrapeptide by examining a set of analogues and shorter sequences (dipeptide amides), characterized by chiral C(alpha)-tetrasubstituted alpha-amino acids of diverging bulkiness and optical configuration. Peptide synthesis in solution, conformational analysis by FT-IR absorption and (1)H NMR techniques, and screening of catalytic activity as well have been performed. Our results confirm the close relationship between the beta-hairpin 3D-structure and the catalytic activity of the peptides. A tetrapeptide analogue slightly more selective than the Miller compound has been found. However, the terminally protected, industrially more appealing, dipeptide amides are poorly effective.     

Experimental validation of theoretical potassium and sodium cation affinities of amides by mass spectrometric kinetic method measurements

In this study the theoretical Gaussian-2 K(+)/Na(+) binding affinities (enthalpies) at 0 K (in kJ mol(-1)) for six amides in the order: formamide (109.2/138.5) < N-methylformamide (117.7/148.6) < acetamide (118.7/149.5) < N,N-dimethylformamide (123.9/156.4) < N-methylacetamide (125.6/157.7) < N,N-dimethylacetamide (129.2/162.6), reported previously (Siu et al., J. Chem. Phys. 2001; 114: 7045-7051), were validated experimentally by mass spectrometric kinetic method measurements. By monitoring the collision-induced dissociation (CID) of K(+)/Na(+)-bound heterodimers of the amides, the relative affinities were shown to be accurate to within +/-2 kJ mol(-1). With these six theoretical K(+)/Na(+) binding affinities as reference values, the absolute K(+)/Na(+) affinities of imidazole, 1-methylimidazole, pyridazine and 1,2-dimethoxyethane were determined by the extended kinetic method, and found to be consistent (to within +/-9 kJ mol(-1)) with literature experimental values obtained by threshold-CID, equilibrium high-pressure mass spectrometry, and Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance/ligand-exchange equilibrium methods. A self-consistent resolution is proposed for the inconsistencies in the relative order of K(+)/Na(+) affinities of amides reported in the literature. These two sets of validated K(+) and Na(+) affinity values are useful as reference values in kinetic method measurements of K(+)/Na(+) affinity of model biological ligands, such as the K(+) affinities of aliphatic amino acids.     

Absolute Configuration OP Secondary Alcohols: Refinement and Extension of a Gas-Chromatographic Modification of Horeau's Method

Abstract

In our adaptation of Horeau's method of partial kinetic resolution, excess α-phenylbutyric anhydride is converted to diastereomeric amides for determination of its optical composition by gas-liquid chromatography. A modified procedure allows the use of as little as 1 μmole of substrate. The validity of configurational assignments based on these methods has been explored for a wide range of chiral alcohols, including a number of alkaloids. Important areas of potential application of the new procedures are delineated.     

Enantiomerically enriched atropisomeric N,N′-diaryl ureas by oxidative kinetic resolution of their 2-sulfanyl derivatives

Atropisomeric N-methyl-N,N′-diaryl ureas may be obtained in enantiomerically enriched form by oxidative kinetic resolution of their sulfide derivatives. The atropisomeric sulfides may be obtained in up to 97:3 er and display high stability to racemisation (half-lives at 25 °C of up to 500 years). Unlike related fully alkylated ureas, the product sulfoxides exhibit relatively weak thermodynamic conformational selectivity.     

Efficient synthesis of highly enantiopure β-lactam derivatives from biocatalytic transformations of amides and nitriles

Catalyzed by Rhodococcus erythropolis AJ270, a nitrile hydratase and amidase containing microbial strain, under mild conditions, kinetic resolution of racemic amides provides an efficient and scalable route to highly enantioenriched R-4-carboxymethyl-β-lactams and S-4-carbamoylmethyl-β-lactams despite the substrates contain a stereogenic center that is β-positioned to amide functionality. Synthetic potential of the method was demonstrated by the constructions of novel β-lactam-fused heterocyclic compounds through convenient and practical chemical transformations.     

Manganese-Catalyzed anti-Selective Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Substituted β-Ketoamides

A Mn-catalyzed diastereo- and enantioselective hydrogenation of α-substituted β-ketoamides has been realized for the first time under dynamic kinetic resolution conditions. anti-α-Substituted β-hydroxy amides, which are useful building blocks for the synthesis of bioactive molecules and chiral drugs, were prepared in high yields with excellent selectivity (up to >99 % dr and >99 % ee) and unprecedentedly high activity (TON up to 10000). The origin of the excellent stereoselectivity was clarified by DFT calculations.     

Steric and electronic effects in the resolution of enantiomeric amides on a commercially available Pirkle-type high-performance liquid chromatographic chiral stationary phase

The steric and electronic effects in the resolution of enantiomeric amides on a commercially available (R)-N-(3,5-dinitrobenzoyl)phenylglycine chiral stationary phase (CSP) have been investigated. Several homologous series of enantiomeric amides were synthesized from alkyl and aromatic amines and from alkyl and aromatic acids. The results of the study indicate that chiral recognition is based on the formation of diastereomeric solute-CSP complexes that are due to attractive interactions located on a single bond in both the solute and CSP and on steric interactions within the complexes. The magnitude of the chiral resolution appears to depend on the steric bulk at the chiral center. In addition, when the amides synthesized from chiral amines were chromatographed, the (R)-enantiomers eluted first, whereas the opposite elution order was found for the amides synthesized from enantiomeric carboxylic acids. Thus, the amide moiety not only provides the sites of attractive interaction between the solute and CSP, but also influences the spatial orientation of the two molecules, thereby affecting the relative stabilities of the two diastereomeric complexes and determining the enantiomeric elution order.     

Manganese‐Catalyzed anti‐Selective Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α‐Substituted β‐Ketoamides

A Mn‐catalyzed diastereo‐ and enantioselective hydrogenation of α‐substituted β‐ketoamides has been realized for the first time under dynamic kinetic resolution conditions. anti‐α‐Substituted β‐hydroxy amides, which are useful building blocks for the synthesis of bioactive molecules and chiral drugs, were prepared in high yields with excellent selectivity (up to >99 % dr and >99 % ee) and unprecedentedly high activity (TON up to 10000). The origin of the excellent stereoselectivity was clarified by DFT calculations.     

Cu-catalyzed arylation of phosphinic amide facilitated by (±)-trans-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine

Cu-catalyzed cross coupling between phosphinic amides and aryl halides was accomplished for the first time by using(±)-trans- cyclohexane-1,2-diamine as the ligand.This reaction provided a novel approach for synthesizing arylated phosphinic amides.Both kinetic measurement and theoretical calculation indicated that phosphinic amides were much less reactive than amides by about 10 times in Cu-catalyzed cross coupling.     

Kinetic resolution of indolines through reductive amination of aldehydes by chiral Brønsted acid

We have developed a highly efficient and practical strategy for the kinetic resolution of indoline derivatives, involving a chiral Brønsted acid-catalyzed iminium ion formation and asymmetric transfer hydrogenation cascade process. The kinetic resolution allows the synthesis of 2-substituted N-benzylindolines in good yields with moderate to excellent enantioselectivities.