Novel Stereoselective Carbonyl Reductase from Kluyveromyces marxianus for Chiral Alcohols Synthesis

A novel nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate（NADPH）-dependent carbonyl reductase from Kluyverornyces marxianus（KmCR） was identified, which can convert various prochiral ketone esters and ketone substrates to their corresponding chiral alcohols. KmCR was over-expressed in E. coli BL21（DE3）, purified to homogeneity, and characterized. The purified enzyme exhibits the highest activity at 40℃ and pH=6.0. Based on the gel filtration and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel eiectrophoresis（SDS-PAGE） analysis, the monomeric protein was determined to have a molecular weight of approximate 39000. Vmax and Km of KmCR are 4.28 μmol.min^-1·mg^-1 and 0.41 mmol/L for ketone ester substrate ethyl 2-oxo-4-phenylbutyrate（OPBE）, 3.09μmol.min^-1·mg^-1 and 1.21 mmol/L for cofactor NADPH, respectively. Cofactor recycle was achieved by co-expression of KmCR and glucose dehydrogenase（GDH） in E. coli. Recombinant E. coli harboring KmCR and GDH showed moderate asymmetric reduction activity towards various α- and β-ketoesters, diaryl ketone substrates. In an aqueous/butyl acetate biphasic system, the whole-cell biocatalyst was used to prepare ethyl （R）-2-hydroxy-4- phenylbutanoate[（R）-HPBE] in an e.e. of 99.5% with a space-time yield of 433.6 g.L-1.d-1 and a yield of 80.3% at 270 g/L OPBE.     

面包酵母催化水相合成手性2-羟基-4-苯基丁酸乙酯的研究

手性醇是合成众多手性药物的中间体[1],手性2-羟基-4-苯基丁酸乙酯(HPBE)是血管紧张肽-转化酶抑制剂普利系列的关键手性中间体,已有许多相关制备方法的报道[2,3]。利用微生物或酶将前手性α-氧代酯类化合物不对称还原为手性α-羟基酯类化合物是较有应用前景的方法之一[4,5]。由     

Hydrogenation of ethyl esters of 4-phenyl-and (2-furyl)-substituted 2,4-dioxobutyric acids at palladium black

The hydrogenation of ethyl 4-R-2,4-dioxobutyrates (R = phenyl, 2-furyl) at 5% Pt/Al₂O₃ catalyst, modified with cinchonidine, and at palladium black was investigated. The former had low activity under the conditions we tested. The main products during the hydrogenation of these compounds at palladium black are ethyl 4-R-2-hydroxy-4-oxobutyrates. The yield of the phenyl derivative amounts to 68.5%, while the yield of the corresponding 2-furyl derivative amounts to 97%. In the last case ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-oxo-4-(2-tetrahydrofuryl)butyrate was detected as impurity. The optimum conditions for the formation of ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate (yield 88.2%) were determined. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 655–659, May, 2006.     

Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of ethyl (R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate

A new biocatalytic strategy to obtain the ethyl (R)-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-4-phenylbutyrate precursor of ethyl (R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate, an important intermediate in the synthesis of a variety of ACE inhibitors, has been set up. Starting from ethyl 2,4-dioxo-4-phenylbutyrate, a screen of microorganisms has been performed in order to find the best catalyst able to reduce the keto group in the α-position with high chemo- and enantioselectivity. The biotransformation catalyzed by Pichia pastoris CBS 704 gave the best results in terms of conversion and enantioselectivity. The addition of adsorbing resins in the fermentation medium is effective in controlling substrate and product concentration in the medium, thus improving both conversion and enantioselectivity of the biotransformation. Preliminary experiments in a continuous batch reactor with growing culture of P. pastoris will be also presented.     

Microbial reduction of ethyl 2-oxo-4-phenylbutyrate. Searching for R-enantioselectivity. New access to the enalapril like ACE inhibitors

Herein, different microorganisms were tested in the enantioselective reduction of ethyl 2-oxo-4-phenylbutyrate in aqueous medium for the preparation of ethyl (R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate, a key intermediate in the production of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. The use of Pichia angusta led to the (R)-enantiomer in 81% ee.     

手性修饰的介孔碳材料MPC-61负载铂催化剂上α-酮酸酯的不对称氢化反应

采用氯铂酸乙醇溶液和氯铂酸水溶液为前体,通过浸渍法制备了介孔碳材料MPC-61负载Pt质量分数分别为4%和10%的Pt/MPC-61催化剂,并利用XRD,TEM,N2吸附-脱附和CO化学吸附等手段对催化剂进行了表征.考察了经过手性分子辛可尼定修饰后的Pt/MPC-61催化剂在丙酮酸乙酯不对称氢化反应中的催化性能.以氯铂...     

Enantioselective synthesis of ethyl (S)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate by recombinant diketoreductase

Recombinant diketoreductase showed excellent stereoselectivity in the double reduction of β,δ-diketo esters. To investigate the substrate specificity and to broaden the applications of this new biocatalyst, a number of ketone substrates were used to evaluate the substrate spectrum and enantioselectivity of this enzyme in the present study. Among the ketone substrates tested, only this enzyme displayed high efficiency and excellent enantioselectivity in the reduction of ethyl 2-oxo-4-phenylbutyrate to ethyl (S)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate. After optimizing the reaction conditions, the bio-reduction of ethyl 2-oxo-4-phenylbutyrate at a substrate concentration of 0.8 M (164.8 g/L) was achieved by the recombinant diketoreductase in an aqueous-toluene biphasic system coupled with formate dehydrogenase for the regeneration of cofactor, resulting in an overall hydroxyl product yield of 88.7% (99.5% ee). This new enzymatic transformation may offer a practical method for the preparation of this important chiral building block.     

Ferromagnetic heterotrinuclear Cu-Ni complexes of a compartmental chiral Schiff base

Nickel(II) and copper(II) acetate react with the trinucleating compartmental Schiff base H(4)L (H(4)L = 6,6'-(E)-3,3'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis(1-(2-((E)-3-bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)ethyl)imidazolidine-3,2-diyl)bis(2-bromo-4-chlorophenol)) to produce the heterotrinuclear complexes [Ni(2)CuL(OAc)(2)]·0.25H(2)O·2.5MeOH (1·0.25H(2)O·2.5MeOH) and [NiCu(2)L(OAc)(2)]·3.25H(2)O·0.5MeOH (2·3.25H(2)O·0.5MeOH) as a function of the Ni(OAc)(2)?:?Cu(OAc)(2) molar ratio. The crystal structures of H(4)L, 1·0.25H(2)O·2.5MeOH and 2·3.25H(2)O·0.5MeOH could be solved. The free ligand presents two stereogenic methine groups on the imidazolidine heterocycles. X-Ray diffraction studies on H(4)L determined that the solved crystal structure corresponds to a racemate formed by the (2R,2'R) and (2S,2'S) enantiomers, without detecting the (2R,2'S) diastereoisomer. The crystal structures of both heterotrinuclear complexes reveal that Ni(II) has a preference for the central ligand pocket, showing that this cavity discriminates between Ni(II) and Cu(II) when both species are present in the reaction medium. These results are validated by DFT calculations. As a consequence of the coordination, 1·0.25H(2)O·2.5MeOH and 2·3.25H(2)O·0.5MeOH are also chiral, but crystallise as racemates. In addition to their asymmetric methine groups, these complexes present four other stereogenic centres: the four coordinated imidazolidine N atoms. The luminescent properties of the ligand and both complexes were analysed, showing that the presence of the metals partially inhibits the emission of the ligand and apparently tunes the position of the secondary fluorescence emission band. The magnetic characterisation of 1·0.25H(2)O·2.5MeOH and 2·3.25H(2)O·0.5MeOH was also performed, showing the ferromagnetic behaviour of both complexes.     

Toward the computational design of diastereomeric resolving agents: an experimental and computational study of 1-phenylethylammonium-2-phenylacetate derivatives

The crystal structures, including two new polymorphs, of three diastereomerically related salt pairs formed by (R)-1-phenylethylammonium (1) with (S&R)-2-phenylpropanoate (2), (S&R)-2-phenylbutyrate (3), and (S&R)-mandelate (4) ions were characterized by low-temperature single crystal or powder X-ray diffraction. Thermal, solubility, and solution calorimetry measurements were used to determine the relative stabilities of the salt pairs and polymorphs. These were qualitatively predicted by lattice energy calculations combining realistic models for the dominant intermolecular electrostatic interactions and ab initio calculations for the ions' conformational energies due to the distortion of their geometries by the crystal packing forces. Crystal structure prediction studies were also performed for the highly polymorphic diastereomeric salt pair (R)-1-phenylethylammonium-(S&R)-2-phenylbutyrate (1-3) in an attempt to predict the separation efficiency without relying on experimental information. This joint experimental and computational investigation provides a stringent test for the reliability of lattice modeling approaches to explain the origins of chiral resolution via diastereomer formation (Pasteurian resolution). The further developments required for the computational screening of single-enantiomer resolving agents to achieve optimal chiral separation are discussed.     

Highly enantioselective sequential hydrogenation of ethyl 2-oxo-4-arylbut-3-enoate to ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-arylbutyrate

The hydrogenation of (E)-ethyl 2-oxo-4-arylbut-3-enoate with [NH2Me2](+)[{RuCl [(S)-SunPhos]}2(mu-Cl3)] gave ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-arylbutyrate with 94-96% ee. Further investigation has proved that the hydrogenation proceeded via a sequential hydrogenation of CO and CC bonds, which is sensitive to the reaction temperature. Hydrolysis of ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate (ee 93%) provided the 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyric acid with 81% yield at 99% ee after a single recrystallization from 1,2-dichloroethylene.     

A hydrogen bond motif giving a variety of supramolecular assembly structures and spin-crossover behaviors

A series of spin-crossover (SCO) iron(II) compounds, fac-[Fe(II)(HL(R))(3)]Cl·PF(6) [R = methyl (Me, 1), ethyl (Et, 2), n-propyl (n-Pr, 3), n-butyl (n-Bu, 4), and n-pentyl (n-Pen, 5)], were synthesized, where HL(R) denotes a series of [(2-methylimidazol-4-yl)methylidene]monoalkylamines. The cations fac-[Fe(II)(HL(R))(3)](2+) and chloride anions associate through 3:3 imidazole···chloride hydrogen bonding. This hydrogen-bonding motif gives rise to a variety of assembly structures consisting of a one-dimensional ladder for 3 and 4, two kinds of two-dimensional networks for 1 and 2, and a cubane-like structure for 5. The compounds exhibit various types of SCO transitions between high-spin (S = 2) and low-spin (S = 0) states as a result of their intermolecular interactions.     

Asymmetric cycloaddition reactions of diazoesters with 2-alkenoic acid derivatives catalyzed by binaphthyldiimine-Ni(II) complexes

The catalytic activity of chiral binaphthyldiimine (BINIM)-Ni(II) complexes for asymmetric enantioselective diazoalkane cycloadditions of ethyl diazoacetate with 3-acryloyl-2-oxazolidinone and 2-(2-alkenoyl)-3-pyrazolidinone derivatives was evaluated. The cycloadditions of 3-acryloyl-2-oxazolidinone and its 5,5-dimethyl derivative, in the presence of the BINIM-Ni(II) complex (10 mol %; prepared from (R)-BINIM-4Ph-2QN (ligand C) and Ni(ClO(4))(2)·6H(2)O) afforded 2-pyrazolines having a methine carbon substituted with an oxazolidinonyl group in moderate ratios (70:30 to 72:28), along with high enantioselectivities (90-92% ee) via 1,3-proton migration. On the basis of the investigations on the counteranions of the Ni(II) complex, the N-substituent of pyrazolidinone, and reaction temperatures, the optimal enantioselectivity (97% ee) and ratio (85:15) of 2-pyrazoline were obtained for the reaction of 2-acryloyl-1-benzyl-5,5-dimethyl-3-pyrazolidinone in the presence of (R)-BINIM-4Ph-2QN-Ni(II) ((R)-C/Ni(II)) complex prepared using Ni(BF(4))(2)·6H(2)O. In the cases of 1-benzyl-2-crotonoyl-5,5-dimethyl-3-pyrazolidinone, 1-benzyl-2-(2-butenoyl)-5,5-dimethyl-3-pyrazolidinone, and 1-benzyl-5,5-dimethyl-2-(3-ethoxycarbonyl)propenoyl-3-pyrazolidinone, the use of the (R)-BINIM-2QN-Ni(II) ((R)-A/Ni(II)) complex gave good to high enantioselectivities (85-93% ee) with the sole formation of the 2-pyrazoline having a methine carbon substituted with a pyrazolidinonyl group. Relatively good enantioselectivity (77% ee) was observed for the reaction between 2-acryloyl-5,5-dimethyl-1-naphthylmethyl-3-pyrazolidinone and an α-substituted diazo ester, ethyl 2-diazo-3-phenylpropanoate, which has yet to be employed as a diazo substrate in asymmetric cycloaddition reactions catalyzed by a chiral Lewis acid.     

“An efficient synthesis of ethyl (R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate: A useful intermediate in the synthesis of converting enzymeinhibitors”

Optically pure Ethyl (R)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate has beensynthesized stereoselectively in 24% overall yield.     

Stereospecific substitution of enantiomerically pure 1-(2-pyridinyl)ethyl methanesulfonate with beta-dicarbony compounds

The alkylation of the sodium salt of the malonic acid diester with (R)-1-(2-pyridinyl)ethyl methanesulfonate (2) gave the dimethyl (R)-[1-(2-pyridinyl)ethyl]malonate (3a), stereospecifically. The alkylation reaction of methyl acetoacetate gave the methyl (2'S,2R/2S)-3-oxo-2-[1-(2-pyridinyl)ethyl]butanoate (3d) along with the methyl (S)-3-[1-(2-pyridinyl)ethoxy]-2-butenoate (4d). The acid hydrolysis and decarboxylation of 3d under acidic conditions gave (R)-4-(2-pyridinyl)pentan-2-one (6), and the alkylation of methyl (R)-[1-(2-pyridinyl)ethyl]acetoacetate with benzyl bromide gave a mixture of C-benzylated and O-benzylated products 7 and 8.     

Syntheses and characterization of copper(II) carboxylate dimers formed from enantiopure ligands containing a strong π···π stacking synthon: enantioselective single-crystal to single-crystal gas/solid-mediated transformations

Tri- and tetrafunctional enantiopure ligands have been prepared from 1,8-naphthalic anhydride and the amino acids L-alanine, D-phenylglycine, and L-asparagine to produce (S)-2-(1,8-naphthalimido)propanoic acid (HL(ala)), (R)-2-(1,8-naphthalimido)-2-phenylacetic acid (HL(phg)), and (S)-4-amino-2-(1,8 naphthalimido)-4-oxobutanoic acid (HL(asn)), respectively. Reactions of L(ala)(-) with copper(II) acetate under a variety of solvent conditions has led to the formation and characterization by X-ray crystallography of three similar copper(II) paddlewheel complexes with different axial ligands, [Cu(2)(L(ala))(4)(THF)(2)] (1), [Cu(2)(L(ala))(4)(HL(ala))] (2), and [Cu(2)(L(ala))(4)(py)(THF)] (3). A similar reaction using THF and L(phg)(-) leads to the formation of [Cu(2)(L(phg))(4)(THF)(2)] (4). With the exception of a disordered component in the structure of 4, the naphthalimide groups in all of these compounds are arranged on the same side of the square, central paddlewheel unit, forming what is known as the chiral crown configuration. A variety of π···π stacking interactions of the 1,8-naphthalimide groups organize all of these complexes into supramolecular structures. The addition of the amide group functionality in the L(asn)(-) ligand leads to the formation of tetrameric [Cu(4)(L(asn))(8)(py)(MeOH)] (5), where reciprocal axial coordination of one of the amide carbonyl oxygen atoms between two dimers leads to the tetramer. Extensive supramolecular interactions in 5, mainly the π···π stacking interactions of the 1,8-naphthalimide supramolecular synthon, support an open three-dimensional structure containing large pores filled with solvent. When crystals of [Cu(4)(L(asn))(8)(py)(MeOH)] are exposed to (S)-ethyl lactate vapor, the coordinated methanol molecule is replaced by (S)-ethyl lactate, bonding to the copper ion through the carbonyl oxygen, yielding [Cu(4)(L(asn))(8)(py)((S)-ethyl lactate)] (6) without a loss of crystallinity. With the exception of the replacement of the one axial ligand, the molecular structures of 5 and 6 are very similar. In a similar experiment of 5 with vapors of (R)-ethyl lactate, again a change occurs without a loss of crystallinity, but in this case the (R)-ethyl lactate displaces only slightly more than half of the axial methanol molecules forming [Cu(4)(L(asn))(8)(py){((R)-ethyl lactate)(0.58)(MeOH)(0.42)}] (7). Importantly, in 7, the (R)-ethyl lactate coordinates through the hydroxyl group. When crystals of [Cu(4)(L(asn))(8)(py)(MeOH)] are exposed to vapors of racemic ethyl lactate, the coordinated methanol molecule is displaced without a loss of crystallinity exclusively by (S)-ethyl lactate, yielding a new form of the tetramer [Cu(4)(L(asn))(8)(py)((S)-ethyl lactate)], in which the ethyl lactate in the pocket bonds to the copper(II) ion through the carbonyl oxygen as with 6. Exposure of [Cu(4)(L(asn))(8)(py){((R)-ethyl lactate)(0.58)(MeOH)(0.42)}] to racemic ethyl lactate yields a third form of [Cu(4)(L(asn))(8)(py)((S)-ethyl lactate)], where the three forms of [Cu(4)(L(asn))(8)(py)((S)-ethyl lactate)] have differences in the number of ordered (S)-ethyl lactate molecules located in the interstitial sites. These results demonstrate enantioselective bonding to a metal center in the chiral pocket of both 5 and 7 during single-crystal to single-crystal gas/solid-mediated exchange reactions.     

利用Reformatsky反应合成1-β-碳氢霉烯类抗生素中间体

以(2R)-3-[(3S,4R)-1-(叔丁基二甲基硅氧基)乙基]-4-乙酰氧基氮杂环丁-2-酮为母体,2-溴乙(丙)酸酯或2-溴丙酰胺为亲核试剂,通过Reformatsky反应合成了一系列新型的1-β-碳氢霉烯类抗生素中间体——3-{(2R)-2-[(3S,4R)-1-(叔丁基二甲基硅氧基)乙基]氮杂环丁-2-酮-4-基}乙(丙)酸酯(3a～3d)和3-{(2R)-2-[(3S,4R)-1-(叔丁基二甲基硅氧基)乙基]氮杂环丁-2-酮-4-基}-N,N-二取代丙酰胺(3e,3i和3k),其结构经1H NMR和13C NMR表征,其中3a～3e和3i未见文献报道。     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Heterometallic Chain Coordination Polymer:{[Ni_2Mn_2L_2(CH_3CH_2OH)(H_2O)]·CH_3OH·2H_2O}_n

A chain-like coordination polymer with the chemical formula of {[Ni2Mn2L2(CH3CH2OH)-(H2O)]·CH3OH·2H2O}n has been synthesized by the assembly reaction of K2NiL·H2O and Mn(OAC)2·4H2O with a 1:1 mole ratio in methanol,where OAC-=CH3COO-and H4L=2-hydroxy-3-[(E)-({2-[(2-hydroxybenzoyl)imino]ethyl}imino)methyl]benzoic acid.The crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.It belongs to the triclinic system,space group P1,with a=9.9464(8),b=13.4718(11),c=14.3877(12),α=87.1930(10),β=85.4280(10),γ=74.6470(10)°,V=1852.4(3)3,Z=2,Dc=1.807g/cm3,Mr=1008.03,λ(MoKα)=0.71073,μ(MoKα)=1.794 mm-1,F(000)=1032,R=0.0527 and wR=0.1284(Ⅰ2σ(Ⅰ)).The compound exhibits a chain-like structure formed by dissymmetrical tetranuclear units.     

Synthesis of chiral nonracemic 1-(2-pyridinyl)ethylamines: stereospecific introduction of amino function onto the 2-pyridinylmethyl carbon center

Stereospecific substitutions of optically pure 1-(pyridinyl)ethyl methanesulfonates with various amines are described. The reaction of (R)- or (S)-1-(2-pyridinyl)ethyl methanesulfonate with primary amines, including amino acid esters, gives N-substituted (S)- or (R)-1-(2-pyridinyl)ethylamines (4) with inversion of the configuration. Secondary cyclic amines are also reacted with (R)-2 to give the corresponding substituted amines (5) in excellent yields. Optically pure and meso triamine ligands having two pyridine rings, (S,S)-4f and meso-4f, (S,S)-9e, (S,R)-9e, and (S,S)-9f, have been prepared in stereochemically pure form by this method. Not only the substitution reaction of optically active 2 but also that of 1-(4-pyridinyl)ethyl and 1-(3-pyridinyl)ethyl methanesulfonates 11 and 14 take place stereospecifcally with inversion of the chiral center.     

光学纯的2-羟基-4-苯基丁酸乙酯的合成进展

(R)-2-羟基-4-苯基丁酸乙酯是血管紧张素转化酶抑制剂类(ACEI)药物的重要中间体.综述了其合成方法,重点介绍了最新的高效合成方法的研究进展.     

Organobismuth compounds with the pincer ligand 2,6-(Me2NCH2)2C6H3: monoorganobismuth(III) carbonate, sulfate, nitrate, and a diorganobismuthenium(III) salt

The reaction of RBiCl(2) (1) [R = 2,6-(Me(2)NCH(2))(2)C(6)H(3)] with Na(2)CO(3) or Ag(2)SO(4) (1 : 1 molar ratio) gave RBiCO(3) (2) and RBiSO(4) (3), respectively. RBi(NO(3))(2) (4) was obtained from RBiCl(2) and AgNO(3) (1 : 2 molar ratio). The ionic complex [R(2)Bi][W(CO)(5)Cl] (6) was obtained from R(2)BiCl (5) and W(CO)(5)(THF), following an unusual chlorine transfer from bismuth to tungsten. Compounds 2-4 are partially soluble in water. The molecular structures of 2·0.5CH(2)Cl(2), 3, 4·H(2)O and 6 were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The carbonate 2 and the sulfate 3 exhibit a polymeric structure based on bridging oxo anions, while for the compound 4 dimer associations are formed, with both bridging and terminal nitrate anions. Dimer associations, based on weak Cl···H interactions between the cation and the anion, were found in the crystal of 6.