Synthesis of optically active heterocyclic compounds via deracemization of 1,2-diol monotosylate derivatives bearing a long aliphatic chain by a combination of enzymatic hydrolysis with Mitsunobu inversion

We have succeeded in accomplishing the deracemization of (±)-2-acetoxydecyl and (±)-acetoxy-6-benzyloxyhexyl tosylates, which have a long substituent, via an enzyme-mediated enantioselective hydrolysis with a Mitsunobu inversion using polymer-supported triphenylphosphine to afford the corresponding (S)-enantiomer. Enantiomerically pure (S)- and (R)-γ-dodecalactones, a fruit flavor, were synthesized from (S)-2-acetoxydecyl tosylate as the mutual starting material. The poisonous alkaloid (S)-coniine was also synthesized using enantiomerically pure allyl amine as the key intermediate derived from (S)-acetoxy-6-benzyloxyhexyl tosylate.     

Membrane Preparation of Polysulfonic Acid Complexes by Layer-by-Layer Adsorption

Summary: The water-insoluble, thermostable and homogeneous polymer complex membrane formation of polysulfonic acids was examined by modifying the preparation conditions of the layer-by-layer adsorption method of the acid and base polymers. The complexation of poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid) in the 0.15 unit mM solution with poly(allylamine) gave a polymer complex membrane on a gold substrate in which one polymer layer was formed with a thickness of 1 nm. Properties including the proton conductivity of the membrane suggested possible applications of the polymer complex membrane.