Asymmetric synthesis of the chiral synthon ethyl (S)-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoate using Lactobacillus kefir

Lactobacillus kefir was used as the whole cell biocatalyst for the asymmetric reduction of ethyl 4-chloro acetoacetate 1 to the chiral synthon ethyl (S)-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoate 2. Ketoester 1 was obtained as micro-droplets, without the use of an organic solvent as substrate reservoir. 2 (1.2 M) was produced using 2-propanol as co-substrate with a final yield of 97% within 14 h. A high space-time yield and a high specific product capacity of 85.7 mmol/L h and of 24 mmol/g_DCW were measured. The enantiomeric excess of the (S)-alcohol 2 was 99.5%.     

Conversion of (-)-3-dehydroshikimic acid into derivatives of the (+)-enantiomer

(-)-3-DHS (1), a compound available in large quantity through "engineering" of the shikimic acid pathway, has been converted over eight steps into the methyl ester, ent-2, of the (+)-enantiomer. Methyl (+)-shikimate (15) and its C-3 epimer (ent-5) have also been prepared by related means.     

X-ray crystal structure of racemic bis(ethyl fumarate) (acetonitrile)nickel(0)

The crystal and molecular structure of racemic bis(ethyl fumarate)(acetonitrile) nickel(0) was determined from X-ray diffractometer data. The structure was solved by Patterson and Fourier methods, and refined by least-squares techniques to R = 0.045 for 3034 independent reflections.Crystals are triclinic, space group P$\text{1}$, with Z = 2, in a unit cell of dimensions: a 9.219 (6), b 13.257 (3), c 10.521 (9) », α 92.57 (9)°, β 109.25 (10)°, γ 110.0 (9)°.The coordination around the nickel(0) atom (the four carbon atoms of the HCCH groups, and the N atom of the acetonitrile residue), may be described as planar, with a slightly distorted trigonal symmetry. The conformations of the two ehtyl fumarate residues agree, more or less closely, with the principle of staggered bonds. The torsion angles around the HCCH groups are significantly different from 180°, as observed in other similar complexes. The four asymmetric carbon atoms of a molecule have the same absolute configuration. SSSS and RRRR molecules are present in the unit cell.     

(R)-4-氰基-3-羟基丁酸乙酯的合成

研究了一条新的路线用于他汀类药物的重要中间体(R)-4-氰基-3-羟基丁酸乙酯的合成. 以廉价、易得的L-(－)-苹果酸为起始原料, 经酯化、还原、溴代和氰化四步反应得到目标化合物(R)-4-氰基-3-羟基丁酸乙酯, 合成总收率为56.7%. 所有中间体和最终产物均由ESI-MS, 1H NMR和13C NMR光谱及比旋光度表征并与文献值比较. 该方法原料易得、操作简便、收率良好, 产物容易分离纯化, 是一条适合大规模制备(R)-4-氰基-3-羟基丁酸乙酯的新合成工艺路线.     

分子内反应与分子内催化III. 溶剂效应对2-(2'-苯并咪唑基)乙 酸乙酯及3- (2'-苯并咪唑基)丙酸乙酯碱性水解的影响

测定了2-(2'-苯并咪唑基)乙酸乙酯及3-(2'-苯并咪唑基)丙酸乙酯在DMSO-水、1,4-二氧六环-水混合溶剂体系中的碱性水解动力学。随着DMSO-H~2O混合溶剂中DMSO含量增加,两种酯水解表观速率常数分别呈现出不规则的钟形变化。实验结果与我们所提出的酯水解历程中既包括分子间氢氧根离子特殊碱催化又包括分子内苯并咪唑基一般碱催化两种催化方式相符合。     

Combined ruthenium(II) and lipase catalysis for efficient dynamic kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols. Insight into the racemization mechanism

Pentaphenylcyclopentadienyl ruthenium complexes (3) are excellent catalysts for the racemization of secondary alcohols at ambient temperature. The combination of this process with enzymatic resolution of the alcohols results in a highly efficient synthesis of enantiomerically pure acetates at room temperature with short reaction times for most substrates. This new reaction was applied to a wide range of functionalized alcohols including heteroaromatic alcohols, and for many of the latter, enantiopure acetates were efficiently prepared for the first time via dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR). Different substituted cyclopentadienyl ruthenium complexes were prepared and studied as catalysts for racemization of alcohols. Pentaaryl-substituted cyclopentadienyl complexes were found to be highly efficient catalysts for the racemization. Substitution of one of the aryl groups by an alkyl group considerably slows down the racemization process. A study of the racemization of (S)-1-phenylethanol catalyzed by ruthenium hydride eta(5)-Ph(5)CpRu(CO)(2)H (8) indicates that the racemization takes place within the coordination sphere of the ruthenium catalyst. This conclusion was supported by the lack of ketone exchange in the racemization of (S)-1-phenylethanol performed in the presence of p-tolyl methyl ketone (1 equiv), which gave <1% of 1-(p-tolyl)ethanol. The structures of ruthenium chloride and iodide complexes 3a and 3c and of ruthenium hydride complex 8 were confirmed by X-ray analysis.     

Preparation by yeast reduction and determination of the sense of chirality of enantiomerically pure ethyl (−)-4,4,4-trichloro-3-hydroxy- and (+)-4,4,4-trifluoro-3-hydroxybutanoate

Reduction of ethyl 4,4,4-trichloro- and 4,4,4-trifluoro-3-oxobutanoate by fermenting baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on a preparative scale (20–50 g in ca. 3 1 of H₂O) gave 70–80% yields of the trichloro- [(?)-(S)- 1a ] and trifluoro-hydroxyesters [(+)-(R) 2a ] of ca. 85 and 45% ee, respectively. Both, (?)- 1a and (+)- 2a could be obtained in > 98% ee by subsequent crystallization (of(?)- 1 , (+)- 2a or the 3,5-dinitrobenzoate (+)- 2b . The absolute configuration of both hydroxyesters was determined (a) by chemical correlation ((?)- 1a ), (b) from the melting diagrams and mixed melting points (differential-scanning calorimetry Fig. 1) of the dinitrobenzoates of the CF₃-derivative (+)- 2a and its CH₃-analogue 8 , and c) by X-ray analysis of the ester 2f from (+)- 2a and (?)-camphanoyl chloride (Fig. 2 and 3).     

合成(3R,4R)-3-[(1'R)-叔丁基二甲基硅氧乙基]-4-乙酰氧基-2-氮杂环丁酮的新方法

(3R,4R)-3-[(1'R)-叔丁基二甲基硅氧乙基]-4'-乙酰氧基-1-对甲氧基苯基-2-氮杂环丁酮依次经铋酸钠/浓硫酸体系氧化和亚硫酸氢钠还原,合成了培南类药物的重要中间体——(3R,4R)-3-[(1'R)-叔丁基二甲基硅氧乙基]-4-乙酰氧基-2-氮杂环丁酮(1),收率62%,纯度98%,其结构经1H NMR,IR和EI-MS表征。     

Insight into substrate binding in Shibasaki's Li3(THF)n(BINOLate)3Ln complexes and implications in catalysis

Heterobimetallic Lewis acids M 3(THF) n (BINOLate) 3Ln [M = Li, Na, K; Ln = lanthanide(III)] are exceptionally useful asymmetric catalysts that exhibit high levels of enantioselectivity across a wide range of reactions. Despite their prominence, important questions remain regarding the nature of the catalyst-substrate interactions and, therefore, the mechanism of catalyst operation. Reported herein are the isolation and structural characterization of 7- and 8-coordinate heterobimetallic complexes Li 3(THF) 4(BINOLate) 3Ln(THF) [Ln = La, Pr, and Eu], Li 3(py) 5(BINOLate) 3Ln(py) [Ln = Eu and Yb], and Li 3(py) 5(BINOLate) 3La(py) 2 [py = pyridine]. Solution binding studies of cyclohexenone, DMF, and pyridine with Li 3(THF) n (BINOLate) 3Ln [Ln = Eu, Pr, and Yb] and Li 3(DMEDA) 3(BINOLate) 3Ln [Ln = La and Eu; DMEDA = N, N'-dimethylethylene diamine] demonstrate binding of these Lewis basic substrate analogues to the lanthanide center. The paramagnetic europium, ytterbium, and praseodymium complexes Li 3(THF) n (BINOLate) 3Ln induce relatively large lanthanide-induced shifts on substrate analogues that ranged from 0.5 to 4.3 ppm in the (1)H NMR spectrum. X-ray structure analysis and NMR studies of Li 3(DMEDA) 3(BINOLate) 3Ln [Ln = Lu, Eu, La, and the transition metal analogue Y] reveal selective binding of DMEDA to the lithium centers. Upon coordination of DMEDA, six new stereogenic nitrogen centers are formed with perfect diastereoselectivity in the solid state, and only a single diastereomer is observed in solution. The lithium-bound DMEDA ligands are not displaced by cyclohexenone, DMF, or THF on the NMR time scale. Use of the DMEDA adduct Li 3(DMEDA) 3(BINOLate) 3La in three catalytic asymmetric reactions led to enantioselectivities similar to those obtained with Shibasaki's Li 3(THF) n (BINOLate) 3La complex. Also reported is a unique dimeric [Li 6(en) 7(BINOLate) 6Eu 2][mu-eta (1),eta (1)-en] structure [en = ethylenediamine]. On the basis of these studies, it is hypothesized that the lanthanide in Shibasaki's Li 3(THF) n (BINOLate) 3Ln complexes cannot bind bidentate substrates in a chelating fashion. A hypothesis is also presented to explain why the lanthanide catalyst, Li 3(THF) n (BINOLate) 3La, is often the most enantioselective of the Li 3(THF) n (BINOLate) 3Ln derivatives.     

Enzymatic resolution of ethyl 3-hydroxy-2(1′substituted-methylidene)-butyrate by Pseudomonas cepacia lipase catalyzed acetylation

Enzymatic resolution of a series of enantiomerically pure ethyl 3-hydroxy-2(1′substituted-methylidene)-butyrates was performed using Pseudomonas cepacia lipase (EC 3.1.1.3) as a catalyst. Optically active ethyl 3-hydroxy-2(1′substituted-methylidene)-butyrates, as well as their acetates, were obtained from this reaction in good yield and excellent enantiomeric excess.     

Synthesis of Aristotelia-Type Alkaloids. Part III. (3R,4R)- and (3R,4S)-1-p-menthene-3,8-diol and the corresponding racemates: Preparation and assignment of configuration

A 1:1 mixture of the racemic trans- and cis-1-p-menthene-3,8-diols ((±)- 3 and (±)- 4 , resp.) was readily prepared in 3 steps starting from 3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one. The relative configuration of the diols, purified via the corresponding cyclocarbonates, was assigned by ¹H-NMR spectroscopy and found to be at variance with tentative claims in the literature. Optically active samples of 3 and 4 were prepared by resolution of the racemates with (R)-1-phenylethylamine. The absolute configuration of the resulting diols was determined by chemical correlation with standards of known absolute configuration.     

Thermoanalytical Study of O,O'-Dibenzoyl-(2R,3R)-Tartaric Acid Supramolecular Compounds Part II. Investigation of the resolution of racemic alcohols

The resolution of three chiral alcohols with O,O'-dibenzoyl-(2R,3R)-tartaric acid (DBTA) via diastereoisomeric supramolecular compound formation was investigated with thermoanalytical methods. On the basis of TG measurements the DBTA:chiral alcohol molar ratio in the compounds is 1:1 which agrees with the results of single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The DBTA – chiral alcohol supramolecular compounds have different supramolecular structure than the DBTA – achiral alcohol supramolecular compounds. The supramolecular compounds containing cyclohexanols have higher thermal stability than the compounds containing acyclic aliphatic alcohols. The amount of unreacted DBTA monohydrate in the solid phase can be determined both with DSC and with TG measurements. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Resolution of racemic carbonucleosides and assignment of the absolute configuration by NMR

Resolution of racemic cis-6-chloro-9-[2-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopentyl]-9H-purine 1 was performed using HPLC with a semipreparative column of β-cyclodextrin using 85:15 water/acetonitrile as eluent. The absolute configurations of the enantiomers were determined by NMR studies of their (R)- and (S)-methoxyphenylacetates.