Use of enzymes as catalysts to promote key transformations in organic synthesis

1989 ◽  
Vol 324 (1224) ◽  
pp. 577-587 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Immobilized Enzymes ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Optically Active ◽  
The Past ◽  
Small Proteins ◽  
Areas Of Interest ◽  
Oxidation Of Benzene ◽  
Reduction Of Ketones

The field of biotransformations has developed rapidly over the past eight years. The use of esterases and lipases is now widespread; these enzymes are of particular importance in the production of optically active building blocks for organic synthesis as well as in large-scale processes involving the transesterification of fats. The latter area (i.e. the catalysis of esterification processes) has stimulated research into the properties of immobilized enzymes and the use of enzymes in low-water systems. In related work, enzymes have been used for the preparation of peptides and small proteins. Redox enzymes have been investigated extensively, particularly with regard to the stereocontrolled reduction of ketones to secondary alcohols. The methods for using commercially available enzymes of this type have become increasingly ‘userfriendly’. The controlled oxidation of hydrocarbon units is another area that has deserved increased attention. For example, oxidation of benzene and simple derivatives by Pseudomonas sp. has been researched by a number of U.K. groups. These recent advances in enzyme-catalysed reactions (using both whole-cell systems and partly purified protein) for the transformation of unnatural substrates is discussed and some areas of interest for the future are outlined.

scholarly journals Recent Advances in Palladium-Catalyzed Isocyanide Insertions

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (21) ◽  
pp. 4906
Author(s):  
Jurriën W. Collet ◽  
Thomas R. Roose ◽  
Bram Weijers ◽  
Bert U. W. Maes ◽  
Eelco Ruijter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Insertion Reactions ◽  
Chemical Reagents ◽  
The Past ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Palladium Catalyzed ◽  
Made In ◽  
Rapid Incorporation

Isocyanides have long been known as versatile chemical reagents in organic synthesis. Their ambivalent nature also allows them to function as a CO-substitute in palladium-catalyzed cross couplings. Over the past decades, isocyanides have emerged as practical and versatile C1 building blocks, whose inherent N-substitution allows for the rapid incorporation of nitrogeneous fragments in a wide variety of products. Recent developments in palladium catalyzed isocyanide insertion reactions have significantly expanded the scope and applicability of these imidoylative cross-couplings. This review highlights the advances made in this field over the past eight years.

Renewable building blocks for polyurethanes

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Neff ◽  
Agnieszka Gajewski
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Market Penetration ◽  
New Developments ◽  
The Past ◽  
Natural Oils ◽  
And Performance

Abstract For the past 60+ years, polyurethane chemistry has been used to make a wide variety of everyday consumer products such as mattresses, automotive interior parts and foam insulation. Today, the vast majority of polyurethane products are made entirely from petroleum. Although polyols made from natural oils have made inroads during the past decade, cost and performance, as well as the presence of a large-scale established infrastructure around petroleum-based materials, remain as barriers to significant market penetration. Promising new developments such as sugar-derived raw materials have the potential to shift the balance of cost and performance, but they are at an early stage. While not a comprehensive review of the large volume of academic literature on renewable polyurethane chemistry, this article discusses several routes to renewable, commercially viable building blocks for polyurethanes, considering both established and emerging technology.

Catalytic Asymmetric Osmium-Free Dihydroxylation of Alkenes

Synthesis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuan Wang ◽  
Shixia Su
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Phase Transfer ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Optically Active ◽  
Asymmetric Dihydroxylation ◽  
A Subunit ◽  
Vicinal Diols ◽  
Catalytic Asymmetric

AbstractAsymmetric dihydroxylation of alkenes is one of the cornerstone reactions in organic synthesis, providing a direct entry to optically active vicinal diols, which are not only a subunit in natural products but also versatile building blocks. In recent years, considerable progress in catalytic asymmetric osmium-free dihydroxylation has been achieved. This short review presents a concise summary of the reported methods of catalytic asymmetric osmium-free dihydroxylation.1 Introduction2 Iron-Catalyzed Asymmetric syn-Dihydroxylation of Alkenes3 Manganese-Catalyzed Asymmetric syn-Dihydroxylation of Alkenes4 Palladium/Gold Bimetallic Nanocluster-Catalyzed Asymmetric syn-Dihydroxylation of Alkenes5 Enzyme-Catalyzed Asymmetric anti-Dihydroxylation of Alkenes6 Amine-Catalyzed Asymmetric Formal anti-Dihydroxylation of Enals7 Diselenide-Catalyzed anti-Dihydroxylation of Alkenes8 Molybdenum-Catalyzed Asymmetric anti-Dihydroxylation of Allylic­ Alcohols9 Phase-Transfer-Catalyzed Asymmetric Dihydroxylation of α-Aryl Acrylates10 Conclusion

Recent Advances in Organic Synthesis Based on N,N-Dimethyl Enaminones

Synthesis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuchao Yu ◽  
Jiuzhong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Double Bond ◽  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Bond Cleavage ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Chemical Transformations ◽  
Methyl Ketones ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
The Past ◽  
Leaving Group ◽  
Group A

AbstractEnaminones are gaining increasing interest because of their unique properties and their importance in organic synthesis as versatile building blocks. N,N-Dimethyl enaminones offer a better leaving group (a dimethylamine group) than other enaminones, and allow further elaboration via a range of facile chemical transformations. Over the past five years, there have been an increasing number of reports describing the synthetic applications of N,N-dimethyl enaminones. This review provides a comprehensive overview on the synthetic applications of N,N-dimethyl enaminones that have been reported since 2016.1 Introduction2 Direct C(sp2)–H α-Functionalization2.1 Synthesis of α-Sulfenylated N,N-Dimethyl Enaminones2.2 Synthesis of α-Thiocyanated N,N-Dimethyl Enaminones2.3 Synthesis of α-Acyloxylated N,N-Dimethyl Enaminones3 Functionalization Reactions via C=C Double Bond Cleavage3.1 Synthesis of Functionalized Methyl Ketones3.2 Synthesis of α-Ketoamides, α-Ketoesters and 1,2-Diketones3.3 Synthesis of N-Sulfonyl Amidines4 Construction of All-Carbon Aromatic Scaffolds4.1 Synthesis of Benzaldehydes4.2 Synthesis of the Naphthalenes5 Construction of Heterocyclic Scaffolds5.1 Synthesis of Five-Membered Heterocycles5.2 Synthesis of Six-Membered Heterocycles5.3 Synthesis of Quinolines 5.4 Synthesis of Functionalized Chromones5.5 Synthesis of Other Fused Polycyclic Heterocycles6 Conclusions and Perspectives

scholarly journals Highly Efficient Kinetic Resolution of Aryl-Alkenyl Alcohols by Ru-Catalyzed Hydrogen Transfer

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (24) ◽  
pp. 7475
Author(s):  
Yipeng You ◽  
Ming Yu Jin ◽  
Guanyu Tao ◽  
Xiangyou Xing
Keyword(s):  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Hydrogen Transfer ◽  
Kinetic Resolution ◽  
Asymmetric Reduction ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Enantioselective Synthesis ◽  
Allylic Alcohols ◽  
Secondary Alcohols ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Reduction Of Ketones

No matter through asymmetric reduction of ketones or kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols, enantioselective synthesis of the corresponding secondary alcohols is challenging when the two groups attached to the prochiral or chiral centers are spatially or electronically similar. For examples, dialkyl (sp3 vs. sp3), diaryl (sp2 vs. sp2), and aryl-alkenyl (sp2 vs. sp2) alcohols are difficult to produce with high enantioselectivities. By exploiting our recently developed Ru-catalysts of minimal stereogenicity, we reported herein a highly efficient kinetic resolution of aryl-alkenyl alcohols through hydrogen transfer. This method enabled such versatile chiral building blocks for organic synthesis as allylic alcohols, to be readily accessed with excellent enantiomeric excesses at practically useful conversions.

Cascade CuH-Catalyzed Conversion of Alkynes to Enantioenriched 1,1-Disubstituted Products

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
De-Wei Gao ◽  
Yang Gao ◽  
Huiling Shao ◽  
Tian-Zhang Qiao ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Medicinal Chemistry ◽  
Proteasome Inhibitors ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Efficient Strategy ◽  
Carbon Centers ◽  
Rapid Access ◽  
Cascade Catalysis ◽  
Privileged Scaffolds

Enantioenriched <i>α</i>-aminoboronic acids play a unique role in medicinal chemistry and have emerged as privileged pharmacophores in proteasome inhibitors. Additionally, they represent synthetically useful chiral building blocks in organic synthesis. Recently, CuH-catalyzed asymmetric alkene hydrofunctionalization has become a powerful tool to construct stereogenic carbon centers. In contrast, applying CuH cascade catalysis to achieve reductive 1,1-difunctionalization of alkynes remains an important, but largely unaddressed, synthetic challenge. Herein, we report an efficient strategy to synthesize <i>α</i>-aminoboronates <i>via </i>CuH-catalyzed hydroboration/hydroamination cascade of readily available alkynes. Notably, this transformation selectively delivers the desired 1,1-heterodifunctionalized product in favor of alternative homodifunctionalized, 1,2-heterodifunctionalized, or reductively monofunctionalized byproducts, thereby offering rapid access to these privileged scaffolds with high chemo-, regio- and enantioselectivity.<br>

Molecular Epidemiology and Biomarkers in Etiologic Cancer Research: The New in Light of the Old

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lungwani Muungo
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Cancer Research ◽  
Molecular Epidemiology ◽  
Exposure Assessment ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Cancer Epidemiology ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Generation

The purpose of this review is to evaluate progress inmolecular epidemiology over the past 24 years in canceretiology and prevention to draw lessons for futureresearch incorporating the new generation of biomarkers.Molecular epidemiology was introduced inthe study of cancer in the early 1980s, with theexpectation that it would help overcome some majorlimitations of epidemiology and facilitate cancerprevention. The expectation was that biomarkerswould improve exposure assessment, document earlychanges preceding disease, and identify subgroupsin the population with greater susceptibility to cancer,thereby increasing the ability of epidemiologic studiesto identify causes and elucidate mechanisms incarcinogenesis. The first generation of biomarkers hasindeed contributed to our understanding of riskandsusceptibility related largely to genotoxic carcinogens.Consequently, interventions and policy changes havebeen mounted to reduce riskfrom several importantenvironmental carcinogens. Several new and promisingbiomarkers are now becoming available for epidemiologicstudies, thanks to the development of highthroughputtechnologies and theoretical advances inbiology. These include toxicogenomics, alterations ingene methylation and gene expression, proteomics, andmetabonomics, which allow large-scale studies, includingdiscovery-oriented as well as hypothesis-testinginvestigations. However, most of these newer biomarkershave not been adequately validated, and theirrole in the causal paradigm is not clear. There is a needfor their systematic validation using principles andcriteria established over the past several decades inmolecular cancer epidemiology.

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