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Organic-inorganic nanocrystal reductase to promote green asymmetric synthesis
Koesoema, Afifa Ayu,Matsuda, Tomoko,Tsriwong, Kotchakorn
, p. 30953 - 30960 (2020/09/11)
An acetophenone reductase from Geotrichum candidum (GcAPRD) was immobilized by the organic-inorganic nanocrystal method. The GcAPRD nanocrystal presented improved stability and recyclability compared with those of the free GcAPRD. Moreover, the GcAPRD nanocrystal reduced broad kinds of ketones with excellent enantioselectivities to produce beneficial chiral alcohols such as (S)-1-(3′,4′-dichlorophenyl)ethanol with >99% yield and >99% ee. The robust and versatile properties of the GcAPRD nanocrystal demonstrated an approach to promote green asymmetric synthesis and sustainable chemistry. This journal is
Photostable Helical Polyfurans
Varni, Anthony J.,Fortney, Andria,Baker, Matthew A.,Worch, Joshua C.,Qiu, Yunyan,Yaron, David,Bernhard, Stefan,Noonan, Kevin J. T.,Kowalewski, Tomasz
supporting information, p. 8858 - 8867 (2019/06/07)
This report describes the design and synthesis of a new class of polyfurans bearing ester side chains. The macromolecules can be synthesized using catalyst-transfer polycondensation, providing precise control over molecular weight and molecular weight distribution. Such obtained furan ester polymers are significantly more photostable than their alkyl analogues owing to the electron-withdrawing nature of the attached subunit. Most interestingly, they spontaneously fold into a compact π-stacked helix, yielding a complex multilayer cylindrical nanoparticle with a hollow, rigid, conjugated core composed of the polyfuran backbone and a soft, insulating outer layer formed by the ester side chains. The length of polymer side chains dictates the outer diameter of such nanoparticles, which for the hexyl ester groups used in the present study is equal to ~2.3 nm. The inner cavity of the conjugated core is lined with oxygen atoms, which set its effective diameter to 0.4 nm. Furthermore, installation of bulkier, branched chiral ester side chains on the repeat unit yields structures that, upon change of solvent, can reversibly transition between an ordered chiral helical folded and disordered unfolded state.
A Straightforward Deracemization of sec-Alcohols Combining Organocatalytic Oxidation and Biocatalytic Reduction
Liardo, Elisa,Ríos-Lombardía, Nicolás,Morís, Francisco,González-Sabín, Javier,Rebolledo, Francisca
supporting information, p. 3031 - 3035 (2018/06/27)
An efficient organocatalytic oxidation of racemic secondary alcohols, mediated by sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and 2-azaadamantane N-oxyl (AZADO), has been conveniently coupled with a highly stereoselective bioreduction of the intermediate ketone, catalyzed by ketoreductases, in aqueous medium. The potential of this one-pot two-step deracemization process has been proven by a large set of structurally different secondary alcohols. Reactions were carried out up to 100 mm final concentration enabling the preparation of enantiopure alcohols with very high isolated yields (up to 98 %). When the protocol was applied to the stereoisomeric rac/meso mixture of diols, these were obtained with very high enantiomeric excesses and diastereomeric ratios (95 % yield, >99 % ee, >99: 1 dr).