Operationally Simple Enantioselective Silane Reduction of Ketones by the [Ir(OMe)(cod)]2/Azolium Catalytic System

An operationally simple protocol was designed for the enantioselective silane reduction (ESR) of ketones using air- and moisture-stable [Ir(OMe)(cod)]2 (cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) (3) as a metal catalyst precursor. This reaction was driven by chiral hydroxyamide-functionalized azolium salt 2. The catalytic ESR reaction could be performed under benchtop conditions at room temperature. Treatment of 2 with 3 in THF yielded the monodentate IrCl(NHC)(cod) (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) complex 4 in 93% yield, herein the anionic methoxy ligand of 3 serves as an internal base that deprotonates the azolium ring of 2. The well-defined Ir complex 4 catalyzed the ESR reaction of propiophenone (6) with (EtO)2MeSiH using the pre-mixing reaction procedure. Based on this success, the catalytic ESR reaction was designed and implemented using an in situ-generated NHC/Ir catalyst derived from 2 and 3. Thus, a wide variety of aryl ketones could be reduced to the corresponding optically active alcohols in moderate to excellent stereoselectivities at room temperature without temperature control. Since the high catalytic activity of 3 was observed, we next evaluated several other transition metal catalyst precursors for the catalytic ESR reaction under the influence of 2. This evaluation revealed that Ir(acac)(cod) (acac = acetylacetonate) (28) and [IrCl(cod)]2 (5) can be successfully used as metal catalyst precursors in the ESR reaction.

Enantioselective analytical methods in chiral drug metabolism

The chiral nature of biological systems enables their stereoselective interaction with chiral compounds. It has been well documented that the enantiomers ofa chiral drug may show differences in drug disposition especially in metabolic behavior. As a result, it is of vital importance to separate the enantiomers of a chiral drug in metabolic studies. This paper discusses enantioselective methods （include high-performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, capillary electrophoresis and high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry） that applied in chiral drug metabolism, using most recent examples where possible.

Enantioselective assay of S(+)- and R(-)-propafenone in human urine by using RP-HPLC with pre-column chiral derivatization

The enantioselective assay for S(+)- and R(-)-propafenone (PPF) in human urine that developed in this work involves extraction of propafenone from human urine and using S(+)-propafenone as internal standard, chiral derivatization with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-b-D-glucopranosyl isothiocyanate, and quantitation by an RP-HPLC system with UV detection (l=220 nm). A baseline separation of propafenone enantiomers was achieved on a 5-mm reverse phase ODS column, with a mixture of methanol:water:glacial acetic acid (25:12:0.02,v/v) as mobile phase. There was good linear relationship from 24.9 ng/ml to 1875.0 ng/ml for both of enantiomers. The regression equations of the standard curves based on CS-PPF (or CR-PPF ) versus ratio of AS-PPF/AS (or AR-PPF/AS ) were y=0.0032x-0.081, (r=0.999) for S-PPF and y=0.0033x+0.0039, (r=0.998) for R-PPF, respectively. The method抯 limit of detection was 12.5 ng/ml for both enantiomers, and the method抯 limit of quantitation was 28.20.52 ng/ml for S-PPF, 30.40.53 ng/ml for R-PPF (RSD<8%, n=5). The analytical method yielded average recovery of 98.9% and 100.4% for S-PPF and R-PPF, respectively. The relative standard deviation was no more than 6.11% and 6.22% for S-PPF and R-PPF, respectively. The method enabled study of metabolism of S(+)- and R(-)-propafenone in human urine. The results from 7 volunteers administered 150 mg racemic propafenone indicated that propafenone enantiomers undergo stereoselective metabolism and that in the human body, S(+)-propafenone is metabolized more extensively than R(-)- propafenone.

Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Ethyl 2-Oxo-4-phenylbutyrate on Cinchona-Platinum Catalysts

Enantioselective hydrogenation of ethyl 2-oxo-4-phenylbutyrate to ethyl （R）-2-hydroxy-4-phenyl- bu- tyrate on Pt/γ-Al2O3 modified by 10,11-dihydrocinchonidine was studied by investigating the influences of the amount of modifier, initial concentration of reactant, pressure and temperature on conversion and enantiometric excess in a stirred autoclave and the effects of the liquid velocity, gas velocity, modifier concentration and various catalytic beds in a trickle-bed reactor. The maximum optical yields were about 50% and 60% in the two types of reactors, respectively. It was assumed that the total hydrogenation rate included the reaction rates over the unmodified and modified active sites on platinum surface and a kinetic model, which fitted the experimental data well in autoclave, was obtained. A simplified plug-flow model was proposed to describe the bed average efficiency of trickle-bed reactor.

Comparison of reversed-phase enantioselective HPLC methods for determining the enantiomeric purity of (S)-omeprazole in the presence of its related substances

A simple analytical high-performance liquid chromatography （HPLC） method was applied for the en- antiomeric excess determination of esomeprazole （（S）-OME）, the enantiopure active ingredient con- tained in drug products, in the presence of its potential organic impurities A-E. The enantioselective separation was accomplished on the immobilized-type Chiralpak ID-3 chiral stationary phase （CSP） under reversed-phase conditions. The results were evaluated and compared with those obtained by the official enantioselective method of European Pharmacopoeia used as the reference for checking the enantiomeric excess of （S）-OME. It has been established that the use of the Chiralpak ID-3 CSP allows the determination of the enantiomeric purity of （S）-OME without any interference coming from its chiral and achiral related substances. The analytical procedure of the drug regulatory agencies based on the AGP CSP suffered instead from poor specificity due to overlap of the peaks pertinent to the achiral impurity A and the chiral impurity （R）-OME （impurity F）.

Enantioselective hydrogenation of acetophenone by(1S,2S)-DPEN-Ru(Ⅱ)Cl_2(PPh_3)_2 encapsulated in Al-MCM-41

A chiral ruthenium complex[（1S,2S）-DPEN]-RuCl_2（PPh_3）_2（DPEN = 1,2-diphenylethylenediamine,PPh_3 = triphenylphosphine） was encapsulated in the channel of Al-MCM-41 by electrostatic adsorption and 1,1-dichlorosilacyclobutane modification.The prepared heterogeneous catalyst showed the same catalytic activity and enantioselectivity as the corresponding homogeneous catalyst in the asymmetric hydrogenation of acetophenone,and could be reused at least seven times without significant loss of catalytic activity and enantioselectivity.

A Simple and Highly Efficient Enantioselective Synthesis of (<i>S</i>)-Rivastigmine

A highly efficient and convenient procedure for the enantioselective synthesis of (S)-Rivastigmine, a cholinergic agent for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer’s type and dementia due to Parkinson’s disease, is accomplished by the treatment of versatile, readily accessible (S)-(-)-2-methyl-2-propanesulfinamide with 3-hydroxyacetophenone. This protocol provides high yield and excellent enantiomeric excess in short step synthesis.

First Enantioselective Synthesis of Daphneticin

An enantioselective total synthesis of chiral daphneticin is reported firstly.

Enantioselective reduction of acetophenone analogues using carrot and celeriac enzymes system

The enantioselective reduction of acetophenone analogues catalyzed by carrot and celeriac was performed in moderate conversions and excellent enantiomeric excesses.The steric factors and electronic effects of the substituents at the aromatic ring were found to significantly affect the efficiency of the enantioselective reduction of acetophenone analogues,while they had a little effect on the enantioselectivity of acetophenone analogues reduction.It was also found that the conversions of acetophenone analogu...

MODIFICATION OF TRANSITION METAL CATIONS TO POLYMER-STABILIZED PLATINUM COLLOIDAL CLUSTERS IN ENANTIOSELECTIVE HYDROGENATION OF METHYL PYRUVATE

Modification of transition metal cations to polymer-stabilized Pt colloidal clusters modified with cinchonidine was studied in enantioselective hydrogenation of methyl pyruvate.Compared to the enantiomeric excess(e.e.)value(71.4%) obtained without the presence of metal cations,obvious e.e.enhancement(up to 82.5%)was resulted from the addition of Zn^(2+) but with a certain decrease in activity.The reaction parameters in the presence of Zn^(2+) were also studied.It was found that the Pt colloidal catalysts in the presence of metal cations performed very differently from that in the absence of metal cations.

First Enantioselective Synthesis of Isoamericanol A and Isoamericanin A

The first enantioselective synthesis approach to two chiral 1,4-benzodioxane neolignans isoamericanol A and isoamericanin A was reported.

Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral 1-Ferrocenyl Alcohol via CBS-Reduction

Reduction of prochiral ferrocenyl ketones 2a-e in the presence of 10 mol% of chiral beta -amino alcohols 4a-b provides 1-ferrocenyl alcohols 1a-e in high yields (> 85%) with high optically purity (e.e. up to 96%).

Characterization of four diol dehydrogenases for enantioselective synthesis of chiral vicinal diols

Enantiopure vicinal diols are important building blocks used in the synthesis of fine chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds. Diol dehydrogenase(DDH) mediated stereoselective oxidation of racemic vicinal is an efficient way to prepare enantiopure vicinal diols. In this study, four new bacterial DDHs(AnDDH from Anoxybacillus sp. P3 H1 B, HcDDH from Hazenella coriacea, GzDDH from Geobacillus zalihae and LwDDH from Leptotrichia wadei) were mined from the GenBank database and expressed in E. coli T7.The four DDHs were purified and biochemically characterized for oxidation activity toward(R)-1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol, with the optimal reaction condition of pH9.0(AnDDH), 10.0(HcDDH) and 11.0(GzDDH and LwDDH) and the temperatures at 40 ℃(AnDDH), 50 ℃(HcDDH) and 60 ℃(GzDDH and LwDDH), respectively. The four enzymes were stable at the pH from 7.0 to 9.0 and below 40 ℃.Kinetic parameters of four DDHs showed that the HcDDH from Hazenella coriacea had high activity toward a broad range of vicinal diols. A series of racemic vicinal diols were successfully resolved by recombinant E. coli(HcDDH-NOX) resting cells co-expression of an NADH oxidase(NOX), affording(S)-diols and(1 S, 2 S)-trans-diols in ≥99% ee. The synthetic potential of HcDDH was proved by E. coli(HcDDH-NOX) via kinetic resolution of racemic trans-1,2-indandiol on a 100 ml scale reaction,(S, S)-trans-1,2-indandiol was prepared in 46.7% yield and >99% ee. In addition, asymmetric reduction of four α-Hydroxy ketones(10–300 mmol·L^(-1)) by E. coli(HcDDH-GDH) resting cells resulted in >99% ee and69–98% yields of(R)-vicinal diols. The current research expands the toolbox of DDHs to synthesize chiral vicinal diols and demonstrated that the mined Hc DDH is a potential enzyme in the synthesis of a broad range of chiral vicinal diols.

Conjugate addition‐enantioselective protonation to forge tertiary stereocentresαto azaarenes via cooperative hydrogen atom transfer and chiral hydrogen‐bonding catalysis

Cooperative hydrogen atom transfer and chiral hydrogen‐bonding catalysis as a new platform for the asymmetric synthesis of azaarene derivatives is reported.By using a tetrabutylammonium decatungstate as the photocatalyst and a chiral phosphoric acid as the hydrogen‐bonding catalyst,transformations of a variety of commercially available hydrocarbons and silanes with diverseα‐branched 2‐vinylazaarenes could efficiently experience a tandem radical conjugate addition and enantioselective protonation process,providing a convenient and fully atom economical approach to access a range of valuable enantioenrichedα‐tertiary azaarenes in high yields with good to excellent enantioselectivities(up to 93%ee).Through the direct use of tert‐butyl methylcarbamate as the feedstock,this method enables a highly practical and concise synthesis of the enantiomerically pure medicinal molecule pheniramine(Avil).

Enantioselective Synthesis of (+)-Nuciferal, (+)-(E)-Nuciferol and (+)-α-Curcumene by Chiral Hydrogenesterification Reaction

Using chiral hydrogenesterification reaction as the key step, the stereoselective synthesisof (+)-nuciferal 1, (+)-(E)-nuciferol 2 and (+)-α-curcumene 3 has been achieved.

Silicon Effect on the Enantioselective Transcyanation of Acetyltrimethylsilane Examined by Different Oxynitrilases

The synthesis of optically active （R）- and （S）-2-trimethylsilyl-2-hydroxyl propionitrile by enantioselective transcyanation of acetyltrimethylsilane with acetone cyanohydrin was successfully carded out using defatted plum, loquat , peach, almond or apple seed meals as （R）-oxynitrilase source and using Manihot esculenta leaves as （S）-oxynitrilase source in a biphasic system with good conversion and high enantiomeric excess. Comparative study demonstrated that silicon atom in substrate showed great effect on the reaction and due to the unique characteristics of silicon atom, both the substrate conversion and the product e.e. of the transcyanation of acetyltrimethylsilane were much higher than those of its carbon counterpart 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone for all examined oxynitrilases.

Enantioselective Alternating Copolymerization of Propylene with Carbon Monoxide Using Cationic Palladium-Chiral Diphosphine Catalyst

Enantioselective alternating copolymerization of carbon monoxide with propylene was carried out using palladium catalyst modified by 1,4-3,6-dianhydro-2,5-dideoxy-2,5-bis (diphenylphosphino)-L-iditol (DDPPI). The chiral diphosphine was proved to be effective at enantioselective copolymerization. Optical rotation, elemental analysis, H-1, C-13-NMR and IR spectra showed that the copolymer was optically active, isotactic, alternating poly(1,4-ketone) structure.

Synthesis of Chiral N-Ferrocenylmethylaminoalcohols and their Application in Enantioselective Addition of Diethylzinc to Aldehydes

Three chiral N-ferrocenylmethylaminoalcohols were synthesized from readily available natural L-valine, leucine and phenylanine, and used as chiral ligands in the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes.

Novel Method for the Enantioselective Synthesis of β-Lactams

A novel method for the enantioselective synthesis of β-lactams is described in this study. 2,3-Dihydrobenzooxazin-4-one derived from salicylamide and L-menthone was used as the chiral auxiliary, which reacted with a-bromo-acyl bromides in the presence of pyridine to give carboximides 2. The stereo-controlled Reformatsky-type reactions of carboximides with imines yielded the corresponding trans β-lactams with high enantioselectivities（e.e. 75%-86%） and high chemical yields（63%-85%）, meanwhile, the chiral auxiliary dihydrobenzooxazin-4-one was released and recovered.

Thiazolidine Derivatives as Chiral Catalysts in the Enantioselective Addition of Diethylzinc to Benzaldehyde

Four types of chiral thiazolidine derivatives were synthesized conveniently from natural L-cysteine and showed good enantioselectivity in up to 90% ee in the addition of diethylzine to benzaldehyde. Their enantioselectivity was affected by the bulkiness of R and the thiazolidine ring systems in their molecules.