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A Polyketide Cyclase That Forms Medium-Ring Lactones
Gao, De-Wei,Jamieson, Cooper S.,Wang, Gaoqian,Yan, Yan,Zhou, Jiahai,Houk,Tang, Yi
, p. 80 - 84 (2021/01/13)
Medium-ring lactones are synthetically challenging due to unfavorable energetics involved in cyclization. We have discovered a thioesterase enzyme DcsB, from the decarestrictine C1 (1) biosynthetic pathway, that efficiently performs medium-ring lactonizations. DcsB shows broad substrate promiscuity toward linear substrates that vary in lengths and substituents, and is a potential biocatalyst for lactonization. X-ray crystal structure and computational analyses provide insights into the molecular basis of catalysis.
Green Oxidation of Ketones to Lactones with Oxone in Water
Bertolini, Valentina,Appiani, Rebecca,Pallavicini, Marco,Bolchi, Cristiano
, p. 15712 - 15716 (2021/11/01)
Cyclic ketones were quickly and quantitatively converted to 5-, 6-, and 7-membered lactones, very important synthons, by treatment with Oxone, a cheap, stable, and nonpollutant oxidizing reagent, in 1 M NaH2PO4/Na2HPO4 water solution (pH 7). Under such simple and green conditions, no hydroxyacid was formed, thus making the adoption of more complex and non-eco-friendly procedures previously developed to avoid lactone hydrolysis unnecessary. With some changes, the method was successfully applied also to water-insoluble ketones such as adamantanone, acetophenone, 2-indanone, and the challenging cycloheptanone.
Aliphatic C–H hydroxylation activity and durability of a nickel complex catalyst according to the molecular structure of the bis(oxazoline) ligands
Hikichi, Shiro,Izumi, Takashi,Matsuba, Naki,Nakazawa, Jun
, (2021/07/13)
Applicability of the oxazoline-based compounds, bis(2-oxazolynyl)methane (BOX) and 2,6-bis(2-oxazolynyl)pyridine (PyBOX), as supporting ligands of nickel(II) complexes for the catalysis of aliphatic C–H hydroxylation with m-CPBA (meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid) was explored. Substituent groups at the fourth and fifth positions of oxazoline rings and the bridgehead carbon atom of the BOX derivatives affected the catalytic performances toward cyclohexane hydroxylation. Presence of dioxygen led to a reduced catalytic performance of the nickel complexes, except in the case of a fully substituted BOX ligand complex.