A thermodynamic study of ketoreductase-catalyzed reactions 4. Reduction of 2-substituted cyclohexanones in n-hexane

The equilibrium constants K for the ketoreductase-catalyzed reduction reactions (2-substituted cyclohexanone + 2-propanol = cis- and trans-2-substituted cyclohexanol + acetone) have been measured in n-hexane as solvent. The 2-substituted cyclohexanones included in this study are: 2-methylcyclohexanone, 2-phenylcyclohexanone, and 2-benzylcyclohexanone. The equilibrium constants K for the reactions with 2-methylcyclohexanone were measured over the range T = 288.15 to 308.05 K. The thermodynamic quantities at T = 298.15 K are: K = (2.13 ± 0.06); ${\mathrm{\Delta }}_{\text{r}}{G}_{\text{m}}^{\circ }=-(1.87\pm 0.06)\text{kJ}·{\text{mol}}^{-1}$; ${\mathrm{\Delta }}_{\text{r}}{H}_{\text{m}}^{\circ }=-(6.56\pm 2.68)\text{kJ}·{\text{mol}}^{-1}$; and ${\mathrm{\Delta }}_{\text{r}}{S}_{\text{m}}^{\circ }=-(15.7\pm 9.2)\text{J}·{\text{K}}^{-1}·{\text{mol}}^{-1}$ for the reaction involving cis-2-methylcyclohexanol, and K = (10.7 ± 0.2); ${\mathrm{\Delta }}_{\text{r}}{G}_{\text{m}}^{\circ }=-(5.87\pm 0.04)\text{kJ}·{\text{mol}}^{-1}$; ${\mathrm{\Delta }}_{\text{r}}{H}_{\text{m}}^{\circ }=-(2.54\pm 1.8)\text{kJ}·{\text{mol}}^{-1}$; and ${\mathrm{\Delta }}_{\text{r}}{S}_{\text{m}}^{\circ }=(11.2\pm 6.4)\text{J}·{\text{K}}^{-1}·{\text{mol}}^{-1}$ for the reaction involving trans-2-methylcyclohexanol. The standard molar Gibbs free energy changes ${\mathrm{\Delta }}_{\text{r}}{G}_{\text{m}}^{\circ }$ for the reactions (trans-2-substituted cyclohexanol = cis-2-substituted cyclohexanol) in n-hexane have also been calculated and compared with the literature data that pertain to reactions in the gas phase and at higher temperatures. Experiments carried out with a chiral column demonstrated that the enzymatic reduction of 2-phenylcyclohexanone catalyzed by the ketoreductase used in this study is not stereoselective.