Efficient asymmetric hydrogenation of the C–C double bond of 2-methyl- and 2,3-dimethyl-N-phenylalkylmaleimides by Aspergillus fumigatus |
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Authors: | Maximiliano Sortino Susana Alicia Zacchino |
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Institution: | Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Suipacha 531, Rosario 2000, Argentina |
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Abstract: | Eight N-phenylalkylmaleimides (four 2-methyl-N-phenylalkylmaleimides and four 2,3-dimethyl-N-phenylalkylmaleimides with an alkyl chain (CH2)n (n = 1–4) between the imide N and the benzene ring) were subjected to biotransformation using the fungal strain Aspergillus fumigatus ATCC 26934. All compounds were reduced enantioselectively to their respective succinimides: (R)-2-methyl-N-phenylalkylsuccinimides and (2R,3R)-2,3-dimethyl-N-phenylalkylsuccinimides, with satisfactory conversion rates and high stereoisomeric excesses. NMR analysis using the chiral shift reagent Eu(hfc)3 showed that enantiomeric excesses were >99%. |
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