Enantiomeric Separation of N-Protected Non-Protein Amino Acid Esters by Chiral High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Abstract

We have found that high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of enantiomeric N-protected amino acid esters on a cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phase column (Daicel Chiralcel OD) can be utilized as one of the procedures for determining the optical purities of non-protein amino acids. The methyl esters of the N-benzyloxycarbonyl (Z) derivatives of a number of non-protein amino acids showed excellent to good enantiomeric separations using hexane - 2-propanol as a mobile phase. There was a regularity in the elution order of enantiomers: the L-isomer had a shorter retention time than the D-isomer. We have also investigated the effect of the N-protecting groups and the ester groups on the enantiomeric separation. The Z, 4-methoxybenzyloxycarbonyl (Z(OMe)), and 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) derivatives gave exceptionally good resolutions. By contrast, the formyl and t-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) groups impaired the enantiomeric separation. Almost all the alkyl esters examined and the benzyl ester gave resolutions better than or of the same order as the methyl ester. The resolution of β-amino acids was worse than that of the corresponding α-amino acids.     

A comparative study of the reactions of thiophene-2-carboxanilides and related compounds

Thiophene-2-carboxanilide and itsp-chloro andp-bromo derivatives react with chlorosulfonic acid to give the corresponding sulfonyl chlorides, which react with amino acids to give the respective derivatives. Several methyl esters of the latter were prepared. Hydrazinolysis of these methyl esters yielded the hydrazides. Coupling reactions of some sulfonylamino acids with amino acid methyl ester hydrochlorides in THF-Et₃N medium using the dicyclohexylcarbodiimide method give the corresponding dipeptide methyl esters. The spectral data of the compounds are briefly discussed.Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, pp. 921–926, July, 1998.     

Organosilicon synthesis of isocyanates: IV. Synthesis of isocyanates from aliphatic and alkylaromatic amino acid esters

Treatment of an alcoholic suspension of amino acids with trimethylchlorosilane yielded phenylglycine, valine, β-phenylalanine, and homovaline ester hydrochlorides. Their saccharin-catalyzed silylation with hexamethyldisilazane proceeds quantitatively and involves only one proton of the amino group. The best conversion of the amino acid esters to the corresponding isocyanates was achieved by phosgene treatment of their monosilyl urethanes, rather than of the silylated amino esters. Monosilyl urethanes are formed quantitatively by treatment of the amino acid ester hydrochlorides with the hexamethyldisilazane-CO₂ system. The ¹H NMR spectra show that monosilyl urethanes derived from α-and β-amino acid esters are characterized by intramolecular interaction of the silicon atom and the oxygen atom of the carboxy group.     

Diastereo‐ and Enantioselective anti‐Selective Hydrogenation of α‐Amino‐β‐keto Ester Hydrochlorides and Related Compounds Using Transition‐Metal–Chiral‐Bisphosphine Catalysts

This review describes our recent works on the diastereo‐ and enantioselective synthesis of anti‐β‐hydroxy‐α‐amino acid esters using transition‐metal–chiral‐bisphosphine catalysts. A variety of transition metals, namely ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh),iridium (Ir), and nickel (Ni), in combination with chiral bisphosphines, worked well as catalysts for the direct anti‐selective asymmetric hydrogenation of α‐amino‐β‐keto ester hydrochlorides, yielding anti‐β‐hydroxy‐α‐amino acid esters via dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) in excellent yields and diastereo‐ and enantioselectivities. The Ru‐catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of α‐amino‐β‐ketoesters via DKR is the first example of generating anti‐β‐hydroxy‐α‐amino acids. Complexes of iridium and axially chiral bisphosphines catalyze an efficient asymmetric hydrogenation of α‐amino‐β‐keto ester hydrochlorides via dynamic kinetic resolution. A homogeneous Ni–chiral‐bisphosphine complex also catalyzes an efficient asymmetric hydrogenation of α‐amino‐β‐keto ester hydrochlorides in an anti‐selective manner. As a related process, the asymmetric hydrogenation of the configurationally stable substituted α‐aminoketones using a Ni catalyst via DKR is also described.     

Chiral calix[4]arenes bearing α-hydroxy amide units as membrane carriers for amino acid methyl esters

Novel chiral calix[4]arene derivatives functionalized at the lower rim have been prepared from the reaction of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene diamine or acylhydrazine derivative with mandelic acid or hydroxyisovaleric acid. The structures of these receptors were characterized by FTIR, ¹H, ¹³C and 2D COSY NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The transport of amino acid derivatives (phenylalanine, phenylglycine and tryptophan methyl ester hydrochlorides) was studied through bulk liquid membrane in the presence of chiral calix[4]arene derivatives. The receptors have been found to act as carriers for transport of aromatic amino acid methylesters from the aqueous source phase to the aqueous receiving phase. The transport rate and L/D selectivity of amino acid esters studied depend strongly upon the structure of the chiral receptors and guests. The best enantioselectivity was obtained in the case of phenylglycine methyl ester for all chiral carriers.     

Selenium-77 chemical shifts of cyclodiphosphazane selenides

Isomeric cyclodiphosphazane selenides, R(X)P(NBu¹)₂P(Y)R (R=OMe or NMe₂, X=Se, Y=lone pair; R=OMe or NMe₂, X=Y=Se) display large differences (34–122 ppm) in ⁷⁷Se chemical shift. The ⁷⁷Se shifts of these and related amino derivatives are well to low field of the ⁷⁷Se shifts of analogous acyclic phosphorus selenides.     

Room-temperature polycondensation of β-amino acid derivatives VI. Synthesis of various N-(hydroxyethyl) nylons

Various N-(hydroxyethyl)amino acid esters having a methyl substituent or phenyl group between amine and ester groups have been synthesized and their polycondensation behavior was investigated. These substituted amino acid esters gave amorphous polyamides which were soluble in alcohol. A model reaction between N-(hydroxyethyl)-amine and carboxylic acid ester was carried out in order to elucidate the role of hydroxyethyl group on the polycondensation. It was found that the amidation reaction took place rapidly at room temperature when the alkyl group of the carboxylic acid was small. N-(Hydroxyethyl) polyamides were obtained from N,N′-(bishydroxyethyl)-dicamines and dicarboxylic acid esters. The reaction mechanism of the room-temperature polycondensation reaction is discussed.     

Environmentally benign process for the synthesis of N-formyl amino acid esters

Several amino acid ester hydrochlorides were reacted with ammonium formate to give N-formyl amino acid esters in good yields.     

Umsetzung von 2-Dimethylamino-(1,3,2)-diox-, oxathi- und dithi-arsolanen mit Alkoholen und Thiolen

Reaction of 2-Dimethylamino-(1,3,2)-diox-, oxathi-, and dithi-arsolanes with Alcohols or Thiols The reactions of 2-dimethylamino-(l, 3,2)-diox-, oxathi- and dithi-arsolanes (CH₂)₂XYAs? N(CH₃)₂ (X = Y = O or S; X = S, Y = O) with alcohols and thiols yield by cleavage of the As? N bond in the formation of alkoxy and alkylmercaptoarsolanes (CH₂)₂XYAs? ZR (X = Y = Z = O or S; X = Y: O, Z = S; X = Y = S, Z = O; X = S, Y = O, Z = O or S), respectively. Some of these arsolanes are not stable but rearrange under formation of 1,2-Bis-(arsolanyl)ethane and arsinous acid esters.     

Synthesis of Some Novel Benzylidenehydantoins: Amino Acids Derivatives

5-Benzylidenehydantoin reacts with chlorosulfonic acid to give the corresponding p-sulfonyl chloride. Condensation of the latter with amino acids leads to sulfonylamino acid derivatives, which on coupling with glycine methyl ester hydrochloride in THF-Et₃N using the dicyclohexylcarbodiimide method furnish the desired dipeptide methyl esters. The spectral data of the compounds are briefly discussed.     

N-(5-氯-2-羟苯基)氨基酸酯的合成、表征及抑菌活性

以5-Cl水杨醛和L-苯丙氨酸、L-亮氨酸及L-甘氨酸的脂肪酸酯为原料,通过碱催化的席夫碱缩合反应,合成了6种N-（5-氯-2-羟苄基）席夫碱氨基酸酯及其还原产物N-（5-氯-2-羟苄基）氨基酸酯。 化合物的结构及组成经过IR、¹H NMR和元素分析测试技术进行了表征。 合成的席夫碱及其还原产物对革兰氏阴性菌、革兰氏阳性菌及真菌均有不同程度的抑制作用。 质量分数为0.01%的N-（5-氯-2-羟苄基）席夫碱氨基酸酯对大肠杆菌的抑菌率达90%以上,而N-（5-氯-2-羟苄基）氨基酸酯对金黄色葡萄球菌的抑菌率也在90%以上,均为强抑菌活性,其中N-（5-氯-2-羟苄基）苯丙氨酸酯的抑菌率达98%以上。     

17O NMR spectroscopy: Effect of substituents on chemical shifts for p-substituted benzoic acids,methyl benzoates,cinnamic acids and methyl cinnamates

The ¹⁷O NMR spectra for a series of ¹⁷O-enriched p-substituted benzoic acids, methyl benzoates, cinnamic acids and methyl cinnamates in acetone at 40°C are reported. The carboxylic acids showed one signal (benzoic 250.5 ppm, SCS range p-MeO to p-NO₂ = 10.5 ppm; cinnamic 254.1 ppm, SCS range p-MeO to p-NO₂ = 5.4 ppm). The esters showed two signals [methyl benzoate (C?O) 341.3 ppm and (OCH₃) 128.0 ppm; methyl cinnamate (C?O) 339.9 ppm and (OCH₃) 134.2 ppm]. The SCS ranges for the carbonyls of the esters were larger than those for the corresponding acids, while those for the OCH₃ groups of the esters were slightly smaller. The carbonyl data gave good correlations with σ⁺ constants, while the OCH₃ data gave at best only a poor correlation with σ constants. Dual substituent parameter treatment improved the correlations for all the data using σ_R+ constants. The ratios of ρ_I to ρ_R+ were similar for all the sets of data.     

Use of Diphenyliodonium Bromide in the Synthesis of Some N-Phenyl α-Amino Acids

The N-phenyl methyl esters 4 of glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, methionine, proline, serine, threonine, tyrosine, aspartic acid, and glutamic acid have been synthesized in good to excellent yields using diphenyliodonium bromide, AgNO₃, and a catalytic amount of CuBr starting from the relevant amino acid ester. The chiral integrity of the amino acids 5 was maintained during these reactions, which were confirmed by the synthesis of dipeptide for each N-phenyl amino acid. The structures of the new compounds were confirmed by the analysis of their IR, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR spectra in addition to CHN microanalysis or high-resolution mass spectrometry for the new N-phenyl amino acids 5 and the esters 4.     

Solvent Effects on the Protonation Constants of Some <Emphasis Type="Italic">α</Emphasis>-Amino Acid Esters in 1,4-Dioxane–Water Mixtures

The stoichiometric protonation constants of some α-amino acid esters (glycine methyl ester, glycine t-butyl ester, l-valine methyl ester, l-valine ethyl ester, l-valine t-butyl ester, l-serine methyl ester, l-serine ethyl ester, l-leucine methyl ester, l-leucine ethyl ester, l-leucine t-butyl ester, l-alanine methyl ester, l-alanine benzyl ester, l-phenylalanine methyl ester, l-phenylalanine ethyl ester, and l-phenylalanine t-butyl ester) in water and 20%, 40%, and 60% (v/v) 1,4-dioxane–water mixtures have been determined at an ionic strength of 0.10 mol⋅L⁻¹ NaCl and at 25.0±0.1 °C under a nitrogen atmosphere. A potentiometric method was used and the calculation of the protonation constants has been carried out using the BEST computer program. The results were discussed in terms of macroscopic properties of the mixed solvent. The stoichiometric protonation constants were influenced by changes in solvent composition and their variations were discussed in terms of preferential solvation. Also, knowledge the protonation constant of α-amino acid esters will be helpful when determining the microscopic equilibrium constants of their corresponding amino acids.     

Resolution of non-protein amino acids via the microbial protease-catalyzed enantioselective hydrolysis of their N-unprotected esters

In the Aspergillus oryzae protease-catalyzed ester hydrolysis, substitution of N-unprotected amino acid esters for the corresponding N-protected amino acid esters resulted in a large enhancement of the hydrolysis rate, while the enantioselectivity was deteriorated strikingly when the substrates employed were the conventional methyl esters. This difficulty was overcome by employing esters bearing a longer alkyl chain such as the isobutyl ester. Utilizing this ester, amino acids carrying an aromatic side chain were resolved with excellent enantioselectivities (E=50 to >200). With amino acids bearing an aliphatic side chain also, good results in terms of the hydrolysis rate and enantioselectivity were obtained by employing such an ester as the isobutyl ester. Moreover, the enantioselectivity proved to be enhanced further by conducting the reaction at low temperature. This procedure was applicable to the case where the enantioselectivity was not high enough even by the use of the isobutyl ester.     

The combined effects of two chlorine substituents and the non-additivities of chemical shifts in aliphatic dichloro esters

Carbon-13 NMR spectra were measured for 25 methyl esters of aliphatic dichlorocarboxylic acids for substituted propanoic to hexanoic acids. Observed ¹³C shifts are compared with calculated shift values obtained from the shifts of the corresponding monochloro esters by applying a simple sum method. The greatest failures from additivity are observed for αβ and αα substituted carbons. The combined effects of two chlorine substituents were determined, and compared with those obtained from chlorine substituent effects in monochloro esters by assuming additivity. The trends displayed by the combined effects, and also by the non-additivity effects, are discussed.     

A convenient synthesis of amino acid methyl esters

A series of amino acid methyl ester hydrochlorides were prepared in good to excellent yields by the room temperature reaction of amino acids with methanol in the presence of trimethylchlorosilane. This method is not only compatible with natural amino acids, but also with other aromatic and aliphatic amino acids.     

Convenient Synthesis of Piperazine Substituted Quinolones

A series of 1‐[(4‐hydroxy‐2‐oxo‐1‐phenyl‐1,2‐dihydroquinolin‐3‐yl)carbonyl]‐4‐(substituted) piperazines 3a–c and methyl 2‐[(4‐hydroxy‐2‐oxo‐1‐phenyl‐1,2‐dihydroquinolin‐3‐yl)carbonylamino] alkanoates 5a–d has been developed by the direct condensation of ethyl [4‐hydroxy‐2‐oxo‐1‐phenyl‐1,2‐dihydro‐3‐quinoline] carboxylate 2 with N ¹‐monosubstituted piperazine hydrochlorides or amino acid ester hydrochloride in the presence of triethyl amine. The quinolone amino acid esters 5a–d were the key intermediate for the preparation of a series of 1‐[2‐((4‐hydroxy‐2‐oxo‐1‐phenyl‐1,2‐dihydroquinolin‐3‐yl)carbonylamino)alkylcarbony]‐4‐substituted piperazine derivatives 8–11 (a‐d) via azide coupling method with amino acid ester hydrochloride.     

甾体磷酰胺类缀合物在电喷雾质谱中的裂解特征

Novel steroidal phosphoramidate conjugates of 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxythymidine(AZT)and amino acid esterswere synthesized and determined by positive and negative ion electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.The MSfragmentation behaviors of the steroidal phosphoramidate conjugates have been investigated in conjunction withtandem mass spectrometry of ESI-MS/MS.There were three characteristic fragment ions in the positive ion ESImass spectra,which were the Na adduct ions with loss of steroidal moiety,amino acid ester moiety from pseudomolecular ion(M Na)~ ,and the phosphoamino acid methyl ester Na adduct ion by α-cleavage of the phosphora-midate respectively.The main fragment ions in negative ion ESI mass spectra were the ion(M-HN_3)~-,the ion(M-AZT-H)~-,and the ion(M-steroidal moiety-H)~- besides the pseudo molecular ion(M-H)~-.Thefragmentation patterns did not depend on the attached amino acid ester moiety.     

Phosphonic-Acid Analogues of the N-Acetyl-2-deoxyneiiraniinic Acids: Synthesis and Inhibition of Vibrio cholerae Sialidase

The phosphonic acids 3 and 4 were prepared to compare their inhibitory activity on Vibrio cholerae sialidase with the one of the corresponding N-acetyl-2-deoxyneuraminic acids 5 and 6 . Thus, hydrogenation and benzylation of methyl N-acetyl-2,3-didehydro-2-deoxyneuraminate (1MeNeu2en5Ac; 7) gave a mixture of the fully O-benzylated benzyl and methyl esters 9 and 10 , the partially O-benzylated benzyl and methyl esters 11 and 12 , and the fully O-and N-benzylated benzyl and methyl esters 13 and 14 (Scheme 1). Transesterification of 9 to 10 and hydrolysis of 10 gave the acid 15 . Oxidative decarboxylation of 15 with Pb(OAc)₄ gave a 1:9 mixture of the α-and β-D-glycero-D-galacto-acetates 16 and 17 . Phosphonoylation of 17 with P(OMe)₃ and Me₃SiOTf gave a 1.3:1 mixture of the phosphonates 18 and 19 , which were deprotected to give the (4-acetamido-2,4-dideoxy-D-glycero-α-and β-D-galacto-octopyranosyl)phosphonic acids 3 and 4 , respectively. The acid 6 was obtained by epimerization of the tert-butyl ester 23 with lithium N-cyclohexylisoproylamide and deprotection. The phosphonic acids 3 (K_i 5.5 10_-5 M) and 4 (K_i 2.3.10^?4 M ) are stronger inhibitors of Vibrio cholerae sialidase than the anomeric N-acetyl-2-deoxyneuraminic acids 5 (K_i 2.3 10^?3 M ) and 6 . Both 3 and 4 inhibit the Vibrio cholerae sialidase, while only the carboxylic acid 5 , possessing an equatorial COOH group is an inhibitor.