30148-17-5Relevant articles and documents
Photoenzymatic Hydrogenation of Heteroaromatic Olefins Using ‘Ene’-Reductases with Photoredox Catalysts
Biegasiewicz, Kyle F.,Black, Michael J.,Chung, Megan M.,Hyster, Todd K.,Meichan, Andrew J.,Nakano, Yuji,Sandoval, Braddock A.,Zhu, Tianyu
supporting information, p. 10484 - 10488 (2020/04/29)
Flavin-dependent ‘ene’-reductases (EREDs) are highly selective catalysts for the asymmetric reduction of activated alkenes. This function is, however, limited to enones, enoates, and nitroalkenes using the native hydride transfer mechanism. Here we demonstrate that EREDs can reduce vinyl pyridines when irradiated with visible light in the presence of a photoredox catalyst. Experimental evidence suggests the reaction proceeds via a radical mechanism where the vinyl pyridine is reduced to the corresponding neutral benzylic radical in solution. DFT calculations reveal this radical to be “dynamically stable”, suggesting it is sufficiently long-lived to diffuse into the enzyme active site for stereoselective hydrogen atom transfer. This reduction mechanism is distinct from the native one, highlighting the opportunity to expand the synthetic capabilities of existing enzyme platforms by exploiting new mechanistic models.
Synthesis of 2-aroyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazoles using aryl carboxylic acids
Oyama, Kin-ichi,Watanabe, Noriyuki,Yoshida, Kumi
, p. 1177 - 1183 (2019/12/11)
A new and useful reaction for the synthesis of 2-aroyl-1-methyl-1H-imidazoles using free aryl carboxylic acids was developed. This method was applicable to naphthoic acid and benzoic acid derivatives to give each target compound with up to 80% yield.
Mechanism of the CuII-catalyzed benzylic oxygenation of (aryl)(heteroaryl)methanes with oxygen
Sterckx, Hans,De Houwer, Johan,Mensch, Carl,Caretti, Ignacio,Tehrani, Kourosch Abbaspour,Herrebout, Wouter A.,Van Doorslaer, Sabine,Maes, Bert U. W.
, p. 346 - 357 (2015/12/30)
A mechanistic study of the copper-catalyzed oxidation of the methylene group of aryl(di)azinylmethanes was performed. Initial reaction rates were measured making use of in situ IR reaction monitoring and a kinetic analysis of the reaction was executed. The reaction proved to be first order in oxygen concentration. For substrate and acid concentration, saturation kinetics due to O2 mass transfer limitation were observed. The occurrence of mass transfer limitation was further confirmed by examining the effect of the stirring rate on the initial reaction rate. Interestingly, the effect of the concentration of the catalyst on the rate shows that higher loadings result in a maximal initial rate, followed initially by a steady decrease and subsequently a rate plateau when the concentration is increased further. Mass transfer limitation and increased concentration of dinuclear catalytically active species rationalizes this hitherto unprecedented rate behavior. Continuous-wave and pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance methods were used to characterize the catalytic species present in the solution during the reaction and confirmed the presence of both mono- and dinuclear copper species. Analysis of a diverse substrate scope points towards imine-enamine tautomerization as a crucial process in the oxidation reaction. DFT calculations of these equilibrium constants (pKeq) provided us with a qualitative tool to predict whether or not a substrate is viable for oxidation under the reaction conditions developed.
