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Identification of an Esterase Isolated Using Metagenomic Technology which Displays an Unusual Substrate Scope and its Characterisation as an Enantioselective Biocatalyst
Gavin, Declan P.,Murphy, Edel J.,Foley, Aoife M.,Castilla, Ignacio Abreu,Reen, F. Jerry,Woods, David F.,Collins, Stuart G.,O'Gara, Fergal,Maguire, Anita R.
supporting information, p. 2466 - 2474 (2019/03/11)
Evaluation of an esterase annotated as 26D isolated from a marine metagenomic library is described. Esterase 26D was found to have a unique substrate scope, including synthetic transformations which could not be readily effected in a synthetically useful manner using commercially available enzymes. Esterase 26D was more selective towards substrates which had larger, more sterically demanding substituents (i. e. iso-propyl or tert-butyl groups) on the β-carbon, which is in contrast to previously tested commercially available enzymes which displayed a preference for substrates with sterically less demanding substituents (e.g. methyl group) at the β-carbon. (Figure presented.).
Highly enantioselective iridium-catalyzed hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated esters
Li, Jia-Qi,Quan, Xu,Andersson, Pher G.
, p. 10609 - 10616 (2012/11/07)
α,β-Unsaturated esters have been employed as substrates in iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation. Full conversions and good to excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99 % ee) were obtained for a broad range of substrates with both aromatic- and aliphatic substituents on the prochiral carbon. The hydrogenated products are highly useful as building blocks in the synthesis of a variety of natural products and pharmaceuticals. Asymmetric hydrogenation: A variety of α,β-unsaturated esters were hydrogenated with high enantioselectivities (see scheme). The hydrogenated products have been used in synthetic transformations as well as in formal total syntheses. Copyright
Asymmetric conjugate reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketones and esters with chiral rhodium(2,6-bisoxazolinylphenyl) catalysts
Kanazawa, Yoshinori,Tsuchiya, Yasunori,Kobayashi, Kazuki,Shiomi, Takushi,Itoh, Jun-Ichi,Kikuchi, Makoto,Yamamoto, Yoshihiko,Nishiyama, Hisao
, p. 63 - 71 (2007/10/03)
New asymmetric conjugate reduction of β,β-disubstituted α,β-unsaturated ketones and esters was accomplished with alkoxylhydrosilanes in the presence of chiral rhodium(2,6-bisoxazolinylphenyl) complexes in high yields and high enantioselectivity. (E)-4-Phenyl-3-penten-2- one and (E)-4-phenyl-4-isopropyl-3-penten-2-one were readily reduced at 60°C in 95% ee and 98 % ee, respectively, by 1 mol % of catalyst loading. (EtO) 2MeSiH proved to be the best hydrogen donor of choice. tert-Butyl (E)-β-methylcinnamate and β-isopropylcinnamate could also be reduced to the corresponding dihydrocinnamate derivatives up to 98% ee.