Asymmetric Bioreduction of 3,5-Bis（trifluoromethyl） Acetophenone to Its Corresponding Alcohol by Candida troplcalis

(S)-3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl ethanol is a key chiral intermediate for the synthesis of NK-1 receptor antagonists. Enantioselective synthesis of (S)-3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl ethanol was successfully performed in high enantiomeric excess (e.e.) through asymmetric reduction of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl) acetophenone catalyzed by Candida tropicalis 104 cells. The influence of some key reaction parameters such as substrate concentration, co-substrate and its concentration, biomass and reaction time was examined, respectively. The results showed that these factors obviously influence the yield, but the optical purity of the prepared product remains intact. The opti-mum conditions for the preparation of (S)-3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl ethanol were found to be as follows: sub-strate concentration 50 mmol?L?1; 50 g·L-1 of maltose as co-substrate; wet cell concentration 300 g·L-1; reaction for 30 h. Under above optimal conditions, the maximum yield for (S)-3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl ethanol reached 70.3% with 100% of product e.e.

两相体系中固定化细胞生物合成(S)-3,5-双三氟甲基苯乙醇

建立了在有机/水两相体系中固定化酵母细胞生物合成(S)-3,5-双三氟甲基苯乙醇的方法。考察了有机溶剂、缓冲液pH、底物浓度、温度、转化时间、辅助底物对转化率和对映体过量值(ee)的影响。结果显示,采用辛烷-缓冲液两相体系,缓冲液pH8,初始底物浓度5.55mmol/L,30℃转化36h,转化率和产物的ee值分别为93.2%和96.3%。添加与底物等当量的葡萄糖或蔗糖作为辅助底物,固定化细胞可以反复使用6次,转化率维持在50%以上。